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Austerity Britain: UK child poverty survey reveals cold facts about freezing homes

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Friday, 15 November 2013. UK child poverty survey reveals cold facts about freezing homes. The reality for a growing number of children in poor families in Britain is cold, damp houses and not enough to eat, a new survey by a leading children’s charity reveals, as living standards decline for most people across the country. 8220;This is a damning incitement of how children feel about their chances of their future and the opportunities they will have in life,’ Hersfield told RT. This blog is primarily 'ab...

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Austerity Britain: The poorest pay the price for austerity: Workers face biggest fall in living standards since Victorian era

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Monday, 9 December 2013. The poorest pay the price for austerity: Workers face biggest fall in living standards since Victorian era. The number of public sector workers on low wages doubles to more than one million, with women and part-time staff disproportionately affected by squeeze on incomes. More than five million people are officially classified as low paid and an increasing number of public sector workers are struggling to make ends meet, according to the New Economics Foundation (NEF) think-tank.

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Austerity Britain: UK spends £2bn housing homeless in B&Bs, hostels and shelters

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Sunday, 19 May 2013. UK spends £2bn housing homeless in B&Bs, hostels and shelters. Rising private rents, lack of affordable housing, benefit cuts and low levels of home-building force costly short-term solution, investigation finds. Campaigners have said welfare changes will exacerbate the problem. Official figures show that in London alone 7,000 families dependent on benefits stand to lose more than £100 a week under the benefit cap, and many are expected to become homeless as a result. A separate inve...

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Austerity Britain: Further profits drop expected from Tesco

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Monday, 2 December 2013. Further profits drop expected from Tesco. Tesco boss Philip Clarke's turnaround plans will be under fresh scrutiny on Wednesday when the supermarket is expected to reveal a fall in UK sales. Some major investors have already reportedly raised concerns over the chain's management team following a dire set of first half figures. Tesco's interim profits tumbled by almost a quarter to £1.39bn after underlying sales declines in the UK and every one of its overseas markets. Diary of an...

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Austerity Britain: Fuel poverty: Ministers 'shifting goal posts'

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Monday, 2 December 2013. Fuel poverty: Ministers 'shifting goal posts'. A committee of MPs has accused ministers of "shifting the goal posts" to reduce the number of households in England classed as in fuel poverty. The definition of fuel poverty would be changed by amendments to the Energy Bill so that 2.4 million were classed as fuel poor rather than 3.2 million. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Black Triangle Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights. People Against PIP Assessments.

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Poverty - WALCOT FOUNDATION

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Educational Field Trip Grants. Our logo and use. Poverty in the UK, London and Lambeth. Some people think there is no poverty in the UK. The UK is the world's sixth largest economy, yet 1 in 5 of the UK population live below our official poverty line, meaning that they experience life as a daily struggle. There are 3.6 million children living in poverty in the UK today. That is 27 per cent of children, or more than one in four. London's Poverty Profile site. London's poverty profile site - Lambeth data.

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LeftLinks Directory - News Archive: UK Poverty & Food Banks

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LeftLinks Directory - News Archive. Interesting, revealing and thought provoking News Articles. UK Poverty and Food Banks. UK Poverty and Food Banks. 8216;I don’t know how we’ll cope’: The young mums struggling to make ends meet. Manchester Evening News 17/09/2012. Pay me a enough to live on" - David Cameron's cleaner in plea for a decent wage. Avoiding a generation of wasted youth. Bedroom Tax and Council Tax Will Just Finish Me Off. Bucks Free Press 25/09/2012. Manchester Evening News 13/09/2012. Fear ...

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LeftLinks Directory - Campaigns Pages: UK Poverty

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LeftLinks Directory - Campaigns Pages. A guide to left-leaning Campaigns on the Internet. Anti Cuts, Economy and Tax. Anti Bedroom Tax: https:/ www.facebook.com/groups/antibedroomtax/. Https:/ secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Paul Higgins/? Http:/ www.christianaid.org.uk. Http:/ www.oxfam.org.uk. Http:/ rainbowforests.blogspot.co.uk. Save the Children UK: http:/ www.savethechildren.org.uk/uk-child-poverty. Facebook: https:/ www.facebook.com/savethechildrenuk. Http:/ england.shelter.org.uk.