Support Worker 23
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Housing & Benefits Advice, support and discussion
The seven bills due to go up in April... 1. Water bills 2. Energy bills 3. Council tax 4. Car tax 5. Broadband, phone and TV licence 6. Stamp duty 7. Hidden tax rises - frozen tax thresholds Will benefits go up to cope? No chance. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
There is a bleak deja vu seeing these front pages again. It is no better than a mob with a pitchfork. Love to every disabled person having to read this bile again. You are worth more than any journalist or minister finding scapegoats for their own gain.
Landlords profit while renters are plunging further into debt to keep up with rising rents and affording other essentials. By fighting for a fairer housing system, we are fighting for an end to exploitation, displacement, and poverty more broadly. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
When I got the letter a threatening me with eviction from my home of 26 years, I half-collapsed My son is severely autistic... It’s not easy for him to go anywhere outside our home 🏠 Eileen Futter now has to crowdfund £65,000 to avoid eviction trib.al/L9v27tn
Council homes privatised to be sold off for profit. Now left empty while homelessness goes through the roof. Balfron Tower is London's housing crisis in a nutshell. We need more public housing, not less. novaramedia.com/2023/08/04/its…
We're seeing a self fulfilling cycle of landlords increasing rents because they say the local market rent has gone up, further driving rents up, as @Conor__OShea explained to Shay Kaur Grewal on @BBCRadioLondon last week.
Did you know that regular exercise has a strong correlation to financial wellbeing? 💪 Physical fitness = increased productivity = higher income. Source: Freeletics
Like Linda, we hope for a future where food banks are no longer needed, because everyone has enough money to survive. We're working with the food banks in our network to challenge the structural issues that lock people in poverty and fight for change. Are you with us? 💚
Helpful tips on filling out the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) form. #personalindependencepayment #pip #disability #mentalhealth #ukbenefits PIP Tips youtu.be/l-AoqWsqo_A via @YouTube
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🧵 Millions of people across the UK, like Amanda, Kevin and Matt, are facing hunger. Despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, 1 in 7 people in the UK face hunger due to a lack of money. But it doesn’t have to be this way for anyone.
If you are on a low income and expecting your first baby, don't forget to apply for your Sure Start Maternity Grant. It's worth £500 and doesn't have to be paid back. gov.uk/sure-start-mat… #surestartmaternitygrant #pregnancy #baby #familybenefits #benefits
To contextualise the underspend, £1.9bn would get you around: 19,000 socially rented homes 633 high rises with dangerous cladding remediated 3,800 social housing blocks retrofitted with sprinklers theguardian.com/society/2023/j…
Council Tax Reduction for Carers. If you are caring for someone, for at least 35 hours a week, who is not your own child (under 18), you may be entitled to 25% of your council tax bill. turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides… #carers #benefitsforcarers #disabilitylivingallowance #pip
Click link for full video: youtu.be/Wg9586JnOfs Helpful tips on filling in the #disabilitylivingallowance #dla form #childrenwithdisabilities
Click the link for some helpful tips on filling in the #disabilitylivingallowance #dla form ⬇️💙 youtu.be/Wg9586JnOfs
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'It’s an absolute emergency.' Shelter’s @pollyn1 on @Channel4News discussing the all too routine experiences of thousands of homeless families like Fahmida’s stuck in damp, dirty and overcrowded temporary accommodation for far too long. Watch more 👇 channel4.com/news/mortgage-…
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Homeless families stuck for decades in temporary accommodation
There are warnings from homeless charities that the mortgage squeeze is further deepening the housing crisis, with Shelter saying the number of people stuck in temporary accommodation is now at...
72 months, 72 victims, no prosecutions How many more anniversaries before justice?
Delighted to give MINIMALISM a new home this month. When did you first see this documentary?
After 7 years and 80M+ views on Netflix, @TheMinimalists' first documentary, MINIMALISM, directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker @mattdavella, is coming to YouTube on June 18, 2023—100% advertisement-free. Visit this link to be notified of the premiere: youtu.be/J8DGjUv-Vjc
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