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Benefits/welfare state/social security

Use NI levy to fund unpaid carers, Newcome urges Government

FUNDING to support the “massive contribution” of unpaid carers must be addressed by the Government as part of its levy on health and social care, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Revd James Newcome, has argued

14 Oct 2021

Levelling up is Johnson’s answer to chill penury

THE Prime Minister drew inspiration from a country churchyard for his levelling up vision, he said in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, on Wednesday. The speech coincided with the day that the £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit came into force

06 Oct 2021

Leader comment: Sunak loses benefit of universal uplift

THE £20 increase in Universal Credit, introduced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in April 2020, was an act of extraordinary compassion in a time of crisis. There was no science to it, and certainly no time to research what sum might be needed

01 Oct 2021

Church representatives plead with Boris Johnson not to cut Universal Credit

28 Sep 2021

Letters to the Editor

24 Sep 2021

Cautious church welcome for Johnson’s social-care plan

07 Sep 2021

Charities of all political shades argue against £20 cut in Universal Credit

03 Sep 2021

Poorest will suffer if £20 cut in Universal Credit goes ahead, church leaders warn

17 Aug 2021

Interview: Stephen Timms, Labour MP for East Ham

30 Jul 2021

Universal Credit cut ‘like destroying lifeboats’ says Christians Against Poverty

22 Jul 2021

Two-child benefits cap morally unjustified, say bishops

20 Jul 2021

Tens of thousands of families used a foodbank at height of pandemic

14 May 2021

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