Labour and Co-operative Member of
Parliament for Kemptown and Peacehaven
housing
Austerity Means – Money Money Money
Austerity - benefits and credit claimants Incapacity benefit claimants; in Lewes it is estimated that of 2300 existing claimants, 736 will be designated as fit for work following reassessment. Lone parents whose youngest child is aged 5 or above are now receiving jobseekers allowance requiring them...
Read morePoorest hit hardest by housing benefit changes
Lib Dem = Con The Lib Dem collaborators like to talk tough about taxing the rich, when in fact its the poor who are footing the bill in the Con Dem cuts. From next April, maximum Housing Benefit allowances will be cut, alongside the capping of benefits for all households despite their real...
Read moreHousing Benefit changes hit the poorest
Lib Dem = Con The Lib Dem collaborators like to talk tough about taxing the rich, when in fact its the poor who are footing the bill in the Con Dem cuts. From next April, maximum Housing Benefit allowances will be cut, alongside the capping of benefits for all households despite their real housing...
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