Resist All Sanctions ECAP supporters gathered outside High Riggs Jobcentre on 18 June to give solidarity to claimants facing renewed sanction threats from the DWP. “NO MANDATORY JOBCENTRE APPOINTMENTS” and “NO SANCTIONS – NO CONDITIONS ON BENEFITS” proclaimed posters plastered on the Jobcentre walls. Claimants in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland have recently reported being…Read moreRead more
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Stop Reckless Return to Compulsory Jobcentre Appointments
£20 More for All Benefits: Day of Action
We join the 2nd UK Day of Action called by Disabled People Against Cuts to demand that the £20 increase to Universal Credit introduced at the start of the pandemic be made permanent and extended to other benefits. That the increase did not apply to legacy benefits demonstrates how the hostile environment the DWP has…Read moreRead more
The Six Blocks: Issue 5
Newest issue of tenants’ newsletter from Living Rent activists in Muirhouse, North Edinburgh. Content: ‘The Wall of Shame’, ‘Reaching Boiling Point’, ‘Watch Out, There’s a Bailiff About’, ‘Inchmickery Mockery’, ‘Rent Freeze Victory’, and much more. Share This:
Disability Benefits Must be Extended Indefinitely – STOP the Reviews!
Several claimants being supported by ECAP recently received letters informing them that either their Personal Independence Payment or their Employment and Support Allowance award was to be reviewed. This news is bad enough at any time, as the review could result in your benefits being reduced or cut completely – but it’s even worse during…Read moreRead more
Resist The Sheriff Officers: LOTHIAN COUNCILS STOP THIS DISGRACEFUL HARASSMENT!
Lothian Councils are sending Sheriff Officers to the doors of residents who cannot afford the Council Tax – and issuing threats to try and scare people into paying. Three Edinburgh households have told ECAP that sheriff officers came to their doors this November/ December. In two cases the sheriffs were acting for City of Edinburgh…Read moreRead more