Work and Pensions Update – Child Poverty in the UK Growing Rapidly 15 Dec 2020 Research from Joseph Rowntree Foundation this week revealed the true extent of child poverty in…
Work and Pensions update – Protecting the State Pension 06 Oct 2020 It is imperative that Government keeps its promises to pensioners. This week we supported emergency…
Work and Pensions update – DWP Questions 21 Sep 2020 I was pleased to describe the ways in which I would fix our broken social…
Work and Pensions update – The crisis’ North/South divide 07 Sep 2020 Last week, my team’s research revealed that Covid-19 related job losses could widen the North/South…
Work and Pensions update – raw deal on legacy benefits 07 Aug 2020 Last week I spoke to the BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 5, LBC, Talk Radio and…
Work and Pensions update – support for funeral costs 27 Jul 2020 I continue to campaign for fuller support for people struggling to pay funeral costs. It…
Work and Pensions update – failure of Universal Credit 13 Jul 2020 The National Audit Office has today published a landmark report into the process of accessing…
Work and Pensions update – “Irrational and unlawful” govt 26 Jun 2020 “Irrational and unlawful”. These were the words from a Court of Appeal judge about the…
Work and Pensions Update – building back better 28 May 2020 Every month during my ten years as our MP, I have studied the monthly unemployment…