{"id":3221,"date":"2022-10-08T09:41:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T09:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2022-10-08T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T09:41:40","slug":"resist-all-cuts-to-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk\/?p=3221","title":{"rendered":"Resist all cuts to social security !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UK Tory government is debating whether or not to keep their pledge to increase social security benefits in line with inflation \u2013 or to impose a cut in the real value of social security by only making a smaller increase linked to earnings. People on social security have already suffered years of real-terms social security benefit cuts.<\/a> And, like everyone, claimants now face soaring food and energy costs. Inflation is at approximately 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ECAP poster Leith Jobcentre 7 October<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the government took away the \u00a320 pandemic increase in Universal Credit, claimants and anti poverty groups demanded the restoration of the \u00a320 cut – and \u00a320 more on all<\/strong> benefits. People struggling to survive on social security now desperately need at least such an increase. This of course includes many in low paid jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the government threaten to cut the incomes of the poorest, Britain\u2019s rich are enjoying a \u201cwealth boom.\u201d Inequality is soaring. The Resolution Foundation reported in August<\/a>: \u201cLevels of wealth inequality in the UK have remained high but steady since the 1980s. But, thanks to a multi-decade wealth boom, the UK\u2019s wealth gaps are now the highest on record. The UK is second only to the US when it comes to wealth gaps in advanced economies.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is class war. We need to organise and take action. The current wave of strikes shows that more and more workers realise the need to act. We need to give solidarity and aim to widen the struggle. As one of our ECAP posters proclaims \u201cUnemployed, Migrants, Workers, Disabled \u2013 stronger together\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Articles on the threatened cuts to social security<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2022\/sep\/30\/failure-to-raise-benefits-would-be-hostile-and-harmful-truss-is-warned<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2022\/sep\/30\/universal-credit-cut-real-terms-families-despair<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below – ECAP stall at Leith Jobcentre on 7 October \u2013 join the fightback, join the regular ECAP jobcentre stalls \u2013 contact ecapmail@gmail.com<\/a> for dates and more info<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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