Joe Hurst
@JoeDPHurst
Got Asthma. Labour staffer. Grew up in a pebble-dashed semi.
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06-01-2009 22:10:11
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Help us reach 10,000 signatures before we hand in our petition to Department for Work and Pensions #SecurityNotSanctions
👉Show your opposition to cruel and unfair disability benefits reforms you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/prot…
Enfield Council has been sending local homeless families stuck in hotels to live in Hartlepool and Durham - essentially giving them an ultimatum to move hundreds of miles away or face sleeping rough.
Exclusive story from me for Enfield Dispatch:
enfielddispatch.co.uk/enfield-counci…
We're glad to hear experts Resolution Foundation's event recognise the inadequacy of Local Housing Allowance, even after this month's increase, and the pressure this puts low-income households under.
LHA needs to cover rent, and renters need proper security in the #RentersReformBill
As part of @endchildpoverty we're handing in a giant unhappy birthday card to @Dwpgovuk to mark 7 yrs of the two-child limit to benefits.
The Labour Party Conservatives Liberal Democrats The Green Party The SNP Plaid Cymru 🏴 will you commit to scrapping this cruel sibling tax? #AllKidsCount
Yesterday's benefits increases are an attempt to catch up with soaring prices, not real-terms growth, and as essential costs continue to rise, many will be unable to get by.
The UK Government must #GuaranteeOurEssentials and make sure social security reflects true living costs.