by Agency Reporter | Mar 1, 2024 | Briefing
ROUGH sleeping in England has risen by 27 per cent, while the number of homeless children in temporary accommodation has hit another record high. Two separate sets of statistics released by the government on 29 February show it is failing to get a grip on the housing...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 1, 2024 | Briefing
JUST eight pence in every pound raised in tax revenue in G20 countries now comes from taxes on wealth, new analysis by Oxfam reveals ahead of the first meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Sao Paulo, Brazil. By comparison, more than 32 pence...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 29, 2024 | Briefing
THOUSANDS of people fleeing conflict and persecution are being caught up in the Government’s asylum vortex of unprocessed claims, Amnesty International said on 27 February as it published a damning new report on the system. Amnesty’s new nine-page briefing –...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 28, 2024 | Briefing
CHILD Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is calling on the Government to extend its new timescales for moving people from older benefits to Universal Credit (UC), to prevent vulnerable claimants from falling through the cracks. In a phased process known as ‘managed...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 28, 2024 | Briefing
THE Inter Faith Network of the UK is in the process of closing, but on 26 February it released the following statement, titled Safety, Civility and Respect. A Statement by the Co-Chairs and Faith Communities Forum Moderators of the Inter Faith Network for the UK The...
