Friday 21 March 2pm – Ian Murray MP’s office 31 Minto Street Edinburgh EH9 2BT #WelfareNotWarfare Join us to tackle the assault on social security benefits. The Starmer state is increasingly attacking the poor, to enrich the rich. The attack on benefits undermines all workers’ wages and conditions. We will not tolerate this! We are…Read moreRead more
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Protest against the attack on benefits
Victory for sick and disabled claimants rights
A protest by claimants and supporters won a victory for the rights of sick and disabled claimants at High Riggs jobcentre on 30 October. Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty had called for protest against illegal DWP demands that ESA claimants migrating to Universal Credit provide a “Fit Note” and go through a Work Capability Assessment. At…Read moreRead more
CALL TO ACTION
WED 30th OCT! 3PM – 5PM HIGH RIGGS JOBCENTRE! Currently, due to past decisions made under The Tory government, all claimants are being transferred from “legacy benefits” like Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit. According to law the vast majority of ESA claimants keep their ‘not fit for work status’ while being transferred…Read moreRead more
DWP are breaking the law!
Edinburgh’s High Riggs and Leith jobcentres are breaking benefits law! They are flouting “Transitional protection” provisions for disabled and sick claimants on Employment and Support Allowance. All claimants are being transferred from “legacy benefits” like Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit. By law ESA claimants keep their “not fit for work” status and…Read moreRead more
New DWP pilot scheme threatens even more sanctions – resistance needed!
A new DWP pilot threatening Universal Credit claimants with even more sanctions has just started in 60 jobcentres round Britain including 11 in Glasgow and area. The DWP workers union the PCS has condemned the pilot scheme. The PCS say: “From Monday 27th February the DWP starts a pilot to force thousands of Universal Credit…Read moreRead more