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RichardCoulter · 05-11-2019, 17:36

Tories back candidate who thinks that benefit claimants should be "put down":

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-remarks-gower

Since benefits were frozen and people were pushed below the poverty line at the same time as cuts were made to other benefits, the Trussell Trust has found that most food bank users are now living on an average of £50 a week after housing costs have been paid. They are expected to pay bills and buy food with this, so the Trusell Tr7st has called on the Government to increase benefits. Next years increase of about £1 a week is nowhere near enough and has probably only been done due to the forthcoming general election:

https://welfareweekly.com/food-bank-...earch-reveals/

Video about the real effects of Universal Credit on people:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dtKI_B7RghI

05-11-2019, 17:36	#2442
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,065	Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Tories back candidate who thinks that benefit claimants should be "put down": https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-remarks-gower Since benefits were frozen and people were pushed below the poverty line at the same time as cuts were made to other benefits, the Trussell Trust has found that most food bank users are now living on an average of £50 a week after housing costs have been paid. They are expected to pay bills and buy food with this, so the Trusell Tr7st has called on the Government to increase benefits. Next years increase of about £1 a week is nowhere near enough and has probably only been done due to the forthcoming general election: https://welfareweekly.com/food-bank-...earch-reveals/ Video about the real effects of Universal Credit on people: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dtKI_B7RghI Last edited by RichardCoulter; 05-11-2019 at 17:52.