A recent Citizens Advice Bureau Scotland briefing has reported a rise of 459% in sanctions against JSA claimants in a 2 year period. Between October 2008 and October 2010, the number of sanctions against JSA claimants increased from 10,700 a month to almost 60,000 as a result of some Jobcentre Plus offices setting targets for sanction referrals for JCP staff to achieve. That’s…Read moreRead more
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Huge Rise in JSA Sanctions as Government Cranks up its Attacks
Scottish Fuel Poverty Increases
From today’s Herald: The Westminster Government’s annual fuel poverty statistics, unveiled yesterday, show more than a quarter of Scotland’s 2.5 million households living in fuel poverty. The pressure group Energy Action Scotland predicts that following the big rises in gas and electricity prices announced recently, well over a third of Scots households will be fuel poor…Read moreRead more
THE WORK PROGRAMME – PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Just because the ConDem government forced you onto The Work Programme, they cannot legally force you to give your personal information to providers like A4e. In 2010 an A4e laptop containing the personal details of 24,000 Community Legal Advice Centre clients in Hull and Leicester was stolen in a burglary. The personal details included names,…Read moreRead more
June 30th – Generalising the Resistance
Unemployed and Job Centre workers came together on 30th June in Edinburgh as part of the Britain-wide strike against pension cutbacks. Members of Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty joined the picket line at High Riggs Job Centre by Tollcross with placards reading UNEMPLOYED SUPPORT JOB CENTRE WORKERS. The workers were very pleased with the support, and discussions…Read moreRead more
30 JUNE STRIKE DAY: EDINBURGH – GENERALISE THE RESISTANCE
THIS THURSDAY MORNING JOIN JOB CENTRE WORKERS PICKET LINE – PROTEST AT A4E AGAINST COMPULSORY WORK-FOR-BENEFITS Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty is participating in the strike day against cuts this coming Thursday June 30th. Join us, come along any time for as long or short a time as you can manage. We will be joining the Job Centre workers picket…Read moreRead more