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Another scandal that govts of all colours have lacked courage to tackle. Council tax is outdated, regressive, and grossly unfair to those living in poorer regions and in cheaper properties. It needs updating and making proportional to current value thetimes.com/article/642218…

Quite an extraordinary story. And one that rather gives the lie to the idea that the Government’s cuts to disability benefits were driven by a moral mission about work. It’s about fiscal rules…

Some thoughts ahead of the Chancellor's #SpringStatement later today. Sticking to arbitrary fiscal rules is a choice & cutting spending is unlikely to deliver savings in the long run. Follow NEF for updates and commentary during the day.

🚨 CONFIRMED: Social security for disabled people has been slashed in the Spring Statement. This is cruel, irresponsible and shameful. People at food banks are already telling us that they’re terrified about how they will survive.

Read our response to the Spring Statement below

⚠️ Today’s announced cuts to #DisabilityBenefits risk plunging more people into poverty. The govt’s commitment to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ is at odds with policies that reduce income for disabled people, who are more likely to experience poverty and barriers to work.

As Rick Burgess of the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People wrote in our recent conference bulletin, "We urgently need to understand that sufficient income that covers the extra costs of disability is an investment in a socially just and exciting future." Read in full 👉 resolvepoverty.org/wp-content/upl…

Well it’s clear that I made the right decision to leave the Labour Party after 41 years membership! Attacking the most vulnerable is never the answer! Tax the mega rich and protect those in most need! #welfare Principles over Party I know whose side I am on! Heartbreaking!

🚨 The Department for Work and Pensions has released its annual Households Below Average Income statistics, which show that child poverty has reached a record high – with 4.5 million children in the UK now below the poverty line. This figure is up from 3.6 million in 2010/11.

“The forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy must go beyond sticking-plaster solutions. We need to see real policy change that addresses the root issue and protects and supports low income households – for example, lifting the two-child limit and benefit cap."

Read our full response 👉 resolvepoverty.org/wp-content/upl…

Read our response to the new child poverty figures in the Big Issue 👇

This weekend marks the 8th year the two-child limit to benefit payments has been in place. 1 child every 13 mins falls into poverty because of this policy. The govt must scrap it in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. End Child Poverty

📢 Join us at the launch of our forthcoming research on a whole-system approach to tackling poverty, undertaken with the Local Authorities and the Cost of Living Emergency (LOCALE) project at the University of York. Learn more and book your place 👉 mailchi.mp/resolvepoverty…

🚀 We are pleased to today launch new research, 'Mission Critical: The role of English regions and localities in a whole-system approach to tackling poverty,' undertaken with the Local Authorities and the Cost of Living Emergency (LOCALE) project at the University of York.

👉 You can access the report now at: resolvepoverty.org/access-mission…

🚀In a new article, Policy Officer Tom Pottrill outlines some of the key findings from our latest research, 'Mission Critical: The role of English regions and localities in a whole-system approach to tackling poverty.' Take a read 👇 resolvepoverty.org/new-research-e…

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Keir Starmer backs end of two child benefit cap and tells Treasury to find the money - my story for The Observer observer.co.uk/news/national/…