by Site Admin | Nov 8, 2014 | Benefits
When only 3% of the welfare bill goes to the unemployed but 46% goes on pensions, it begs the question “How many pensioners are being referred to Food Banks to help them survive”? The governments narrative, largely accepted, is that most of the huge...
by Site Admin | Jul 21, 2014 | Fuel Poverty
One in 10 English households is now living in fuel poverty according to stats released in May/June. They show that in 2.28m properties, people are struggling to be able to afford to heat their homes. The Department of Energy and Climate Change predicts that the number...
by Site Admin | Jul 14, 2014 | Benefits
Outrageous! The DWP quite openly state on their PIP (Personal Independent Paymemt) telephone helpline that it may take 26 weeks to deal with a claim. 26 weeks? 26 WEEKS???? That is 6 months!! Half a year!! This is NOT just new claims but also those transferring from...
by Site Admin | Jul 3, 2014 | Benefits
DWP is failing with the new PIP benefit. DWP statistics published earlier this month show that between April 2013 and March 2014 349,000 PIP claims were received. During that same period just 83,900 (24%) decisions were made. In addition, only 1,015 appeals had been...
by Site Admin | May 26, 2014 | News Items
Data collected in 2013 show primary and secondary diagnoses of malnutrition (caused by lack of food or very poor diet) rose from 3,161 in 2008/09 to 5,499 in 2012/13 according to figures released by the health minister Norman Lamb. While the data does not include...
