I published an article earlier this month from Debbie Abrahams and added a short piece by myself: Anyone worried about protecting the welfare state should concentrate on kicking out the Tories.
Benefits and Work published a very good article this week: Vote for your life – “dramatic”, “life-changing” cuts are coming, I have reproduced the most salient parts of it here for those who don’t have access to their site. I’ve also added a few links with information.
“Dramatic” and “life-changing” benefits cuts will be imposed if the Tories are running the country after 7 May, Iain Duncan Smith has warned.
They could include taxing DLA, PIP and AA, axeing contribution-based ESA and JSA, cutting the work-related activity component of ESA to 50p, cutting carers allowance numbers by 40%, and making people pay the first 10% of their housing benefit.
For many, these will be life-threatening cuts, rather than…
View original post 1,158 more words
sdbast 