As usual the volunteers who staff the Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty weekly support sessions will be taking a break between Xmas and the New Year. Our last support session of 2024 will be Tuesday 17th December and the sessions start again on 7th January 2025, and will continue to run every Tuesday. If you need…Read moreRead more
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Holiday break for ECAP Tuesday support sessions
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