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  • 17 Oct 2010
    The chancellor versus the poor

    The benefit system is notoriously complicated, leaving both claimants and officials struggling, says Savi Hensman. Errors are far higher in value than estimated fraud. This in turn is far less than the estimated £16 billion of unclaimed benefit every year. Yet the UK government is seeking to further punish the poor.

  • 16 Aug 2010
    We are not 'all in this together'

    “Money pads the edges of things”. EM Forster puts these words in the mouth of the wealthy Margaret Schlegel in Howards End.

  • 12 Aug 2010
    Child poverty campaigners condemn Cameron's 'bounty' plan

    The Child Poverty Action Group have criticised a government plan to pay 'bounties' to credit reference agencies that help to expose benefit fraud.

  • 10 Aug 2010
    Cracking down on fraud, or punishing the poor?

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron is announcing today an "uncompromising" crackdown on benefit fraud, including using credit ratings agencies to look at claimants’ spending patterns.

  • 27 Apr 2010
    Stop punishing sick and disabled welfare claimants

    The ‘get tough’ approach to sick and disabled welfare claimants promoted by the big party players in the run up to this General Election, and in recent media rhetoric, is not just morally cheap, says Savi Hensman. It is reflective of a profoundly inadequate policy approach which ends up scapegoating those we should be supporting most.

  • 11 Feb 2010
    Benefit cheats and corporate fraudsters

    Government ministers seem to be rather confused about their attitude to fraud.