Generation of children falling victim to homelessness and poverty, warns Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has warned that the Government is “failing a whole generation of children” who are falling victim to rising homelessness and poverty.
Universal Credit
MSPs urge UK Government to halt Universal Credit pilot launch
A pilot scheme to move benefits claimants onto Universal Credit (UC) should be urgently stopped until there is more clarity around the impact it will have on those affected, the UK Government has been told.
New figures show child poverty levels of up to 46% in parts of Scotland
Ministers must take urgent action to deal with the “staggering levels of child poverty” that parts of Scotland are facing, campaigners have demanded.
Report warns Universal Credit will hit 1.9 million adults by at least £1,000 per year
Some 1.9 million adults will be at least £1,000 per year worse off under Universal Credit - while 1.6 million will gain more than this amount - analysis has found.
Rape Clause rally planned one year on from introduction of controversial tax credit policy
A PROTEST has been planned in Edinburgh one year after the introduction of the two-child benefit policy.
Nicola Sturgeon calls on new Work and Pension Secretary to halt ‘failing’ Universal Credit
SCOTLAND'S First Minister has called on the new UK Work and Pensions Secretary to halt the “failing” Universal Credit system.
An apology? Terrific. But you can’t heat a house with an apology
BENEFITS chiefs have apologised to a mum who couldn’t afford Christmas presents after her money was stopped in error.
Universal Credit mistakes have left me without a penny for Christmas. It has been absolute hell
A mum can’t heat her home or buy food or Christmas presents for her children after her benefits were stopped in error.
Universal Credit requirements ‘could push single-parent families into poverty’
NEW job-seeking requirements placed on parents of young children under Universal Credit risk pushing single-parent families into poverty, a report warns.
Nicola Sturgeon says Tories should be ‘deeply ashamed’ over failure to pause Universal Credit roll-out
Watch: SNP MP Mhairi Black slams ‘callous’ Tory government in universal credit speech
SNP MP Mhairi Black dubbed the Tory government 'pious loan sharks' in a speech during an opposition day debate on universal credit.