Poverty Post

Talking Truth To Power. News designed to educate and correct misconceptions about poverty and the UK's benefits system.

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The benefit sanctions report the DWP didn't want you to see. https://t.co/0iUwsUyBbC

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‘April Fuels Day’ Sees Energy Bills Rise Yet Again

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No way that 'Jamie Oliver's £1 wonders' meals (Channel 4) cost under a pound. And for the programme to be sponsored by Waitrose, well.... what can I say?

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DWP Updates #CostOfLiving Payment Information For 2023-24

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BREAKING: Court Of Appeal Grants Second Inquest Into Death Of Benefit Claimant, Jodey Whiting.

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@itvnews Please correct your news presenter who said the WCA is used for PIP. This is incorrect! PIP has a completely different disability assessment.

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Plans to abolish ‘fit for work’ tests could have a devastating impact on disabled people, charity warns

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Standard prescription price in England to rise by 30 pence from £9.35 to £9.65 for each medicine or appliance dispensed from 1 April.

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Extra Funding To Help Scottish Families Hit By Hated Benefit Cap

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Unemployed told to learn new job skills or face benefit cuts

https://t.co/RgNEBbaSUL

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More Than One Million UK Children Living In Cold Damp Homes, Charity Warns

https://t.co/F3t4j08DYN

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How will the departure of Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's first minister affect the SNP's ambitions for an independent Scotland?

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It's simply not acceptable for energy companies to claim that up to 100% of the energy it supplies comes from renewables while charging customers the same rate as hydrocarbons. We all want to do our part to save the planet but we also expect our bills to reflect this.

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!! IMPORTANT BENEFITS CHANGE !!
A recent law change means unmarried parents who have suffered a bereavement - the death of their partner - can now make a claim for bereavement benefits. See rules and full eligibility: https://t.co/ooDIAsBp9z

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A coalition of 94 charities and other organisatins has joined forces to support unpaid #carers in the UK.

https://t.co/38VTiIqnht via @WelfareSentinel

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More unpaid carers live in the most deprived areas of England and Wales than the very richest regions.

https://t.co/K2Cw7g7C3w via @WelfareSentinel

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Jobless could be forced to attend a two-week intensive job-training programme.

https://t.co/VPg71MnRNl via @WelfareSentinel

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More unpaid carers live in the most deprived areas of England and Wales than the very richest regions.

https://t.co/K2Cw7g7C3w via @WelfareSentinel

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Jobless could be forced to attend a two-week intensive job-training programme.

https://t.co/VPg71MnRNl via @WelfareSentinel

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Severely disabled benefit claimants deprived of thousands in unpaid benefits, court hears https://t.co/iJH2qvoC6X via @WelfareSentinel