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Tag Archives: Universal Credit
Vote for these benefit cuts and you deserve to lose your seat
More than 22,000 people in Croydon claim PIP or the health element of Universal Credit. So why aren’t Croydon’s MPs opposing the government cuts? ANDREW FISHER, right, looks at the storm gathering at Westminster for the Prime Minister Politics is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Blackadder, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon West, Keir Starmer, Natasha Irons MP, Personal Independence Payments, PIP, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Universal Credit
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Universal Credit webinar, SW London Law Centres, Apr 29
Posted in South West London Law Centres
Tagged Croydon, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Universal Credit
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Perry’s Tories opt to send in the heavies to borough’s poorest
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After hiking Council Tax by 15%, the Tory Mayor and his finance chief are now using ‘an in-house army of bailiffs’ to go after residents on benefits who have fallen into arrears. By STEVEN DOWNES While Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, South West London Law Centres, Stuart King
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax arrears, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, South West London Law Centre, STUART KING, Tory, Universal Credit
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High Court judge finds against council in disability tax case
Croydon’s lawyers have been reproached by a senior judge (again), as they ‘surrendered’ their case over their poorly implemented Council Tax Reduction scheme and were ordered to pay costs and damages For the second time in four months, Croydon Council’s … Continue reading
The £30m in the balance for Croydon in Chancellor’s Budget
The poorest and most vulnerable in the borough are not the only ones who need their benefits uprated by Jeremy Hunt – businesses and the local economy are depending on it, too, writes ANDREW FISHER The Conservative Party’s claims to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Council Tax, Croydon CAB, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Child benefit, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, Employment and Support Allowance, Jeremy Hunt, Mayor Jason Perry, Rishi Sunak, Tory, Universal Credit
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Chancellor’s Council Tax bombshell: how Budget hits Croydon
Our new columnist ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, looks at what this week’s Budget will mean for Croydon’s residents, businesses and for the services provided by the local authority Nearly 50,000 households in Croydon receive Universal Credit. The £20 per week … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Education, LSBU campus
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Budget, Council Tax, Rishi Sunak, Universal Credit
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Assembly Member calls for minimum wage rise to £10.85/hr
A London Assembly Member has today called on the government not only to make the £20 Universal Credit uplift permanent but also to increase urgently the minimum wage to a real London living wage of £10.85 an hour. Marina Ahmad, … Continue reading
Posted in London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad
Tagged London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Universal Credit
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Poverty rising as 1,759 Croydon families need food banks
As food bank use across London surged over the summer, because of the “shambolic” introduction of Universal Credit, figures released this week show that there were 1,759 three-day emergency food supplies given out in Croydon in that six-month period. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fiona Twycross, London Assembly, London-wide issues
Tagged Croydon, Fiona Twycross, food banks, Trussell Trust, Universal Credit
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DWP owes council more than £1m for housing, says Butler
Alison Butler, the council deputy leader who failed to declare that her son worked for an agency that was hired by the borough, has today entered the row over the chaos that is Universal Credit, calling on the Chancellor of … Continue reading
Charity and unions fear 1m children to lose free school meals
One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals as the Tory government rolls out its Universal Credit proposals, according to findings from The Children’s Society. And London will be the worst-hit region by … Continue reading
Town Hall protest over council’s £10m cuts to adult social care
Campaigners against cuts in services to the disabled are expected to protest outside Croydon Town Hall from 5.30pm, ahead of tonight’s council meeting. Croydon’s Conservative-run council wants to take another £10 million from the budget for adult social care. This … Continue reading
