The UN Committee’s Concluding Observations are here: tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/... 7/7
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March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The UN Committee’s Concluding Observations are here: tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/... 7/7
Today’s announcement of more cuts will only add to that hardship. By the UK Government’s own impact assessment more people, including children, will be pushed into poverty. This is a political choice which undermines the rights of people in the UK even further 6/7
March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today’s announcement of more cuts will only add to that hardship. By the UK Government’s own impact assessment more people, including children, will be pushed into poverty. This is a political choice which undermines the rights of people in the UK even further 6/7
The UN Committee also expressed concern that there has been resultant ‘severe economic hardship, increased reliance on food banks, homelessness, negative impacts on mental health and the stigmatisation of benefit claimants’ 5/7
March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The UN Committee also expressed concern that there has been resultant ‘severe economic hardship, increased reliance on food banks, homelessness, negative impacts on mental health and the stigmatisation of benefit claimants’ 5/7
The UN Committee noted that this had disproportionate effect on disabled people, low-income families and workers in precarious employment 4/7
March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The UN Committee noted that this had disproportionate effect on disabled people, low-income families and workers in precarious employment 4/7
Following last month’s examination of UK compliance with obligations to protect economic, social and cultural rights, and before today’s announced social security cuts, UN CESCR expressed concern that the rights to social security and to an adequate standard of living had eroded in the UK 3/7
March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Following last month’s examination of UK compliance with obligations to protect economic, social and cultural rights, and before today’s announced social security cuts, UN CESCR expressed concern that the rights to social security and to an adequate standard of living had eroded in the UK 3/7
Today the UK Government has done the opposite and made a political choice to make further cuts to social security which will push more people into poverty. Yet again, undermining the rights of people at the sharpest end of an already failing system 2/7
March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today the UK Government has done the opposite and made a political choice to make further cuts to social security which will push more people into poverty. Yet again, undermining the rights of people at the sharpest end of an already failing system 2/7