Tag Archives: benefits

Work is not a magical cure for people’s mental health problems

Posted on March 22, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Poverty is one of the key drivers of stress and anxiety. EMMA TURNER says that getting people back into work requires sensitive support As the head of an organisation that provides employment support for people with mental health … Continue reading →

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Anger over millionaire MP Philp’s ‘generous’ benefits claim

Posted on January 4, 2024 by insidecroydon

New year, same old Chris Philp. The gaffe-prone Tory MP for Croydon South put his foot in it yet again and angered millions of TV news viewers as he claimed that the nation’s benefits system is “very generous”. Philp, 47, … Continue reading →

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Struggling on low wages? The BBC wants to hear from you

Posted on November 13, 2014 by insidecroydon
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How Bertrand Russell squared the benefits equation

Posted on July 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

Fancy getting something for nothing? That’s the stigma-free concept behind the Citizen’s Income, an unconditional payment granted to every individual as a right of citizenship, replacing the complex benefits system. Under the proposal, which is to be discussed at an … Continue reading →

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Bishop rejects rhetoric which blames asylum seekers

Posted on April 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

JONATHAN CLARK, the Bishop of Croydon, in his Easter message, says that we should be trying to help asylum-seekers and those on benefits One of things that really concerns me in our country is that we have started to load … Continue reading →

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Help to give ATOS the benefit of your views on their work

Posted on March 31, 2014 by insidecroydon

ATOS, the company that vets disabled benefit claimants, is in retreat, writes JON BIGGER, as he prepares for further protests in Westminster tomorrow A few weeks ago there were demonstrations outside ATOS offices across the country (including a small but … Continue reading →

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