Advicenow (Law for Life) are currently building a self-help tool to support those people without access to an adviser to challenge their sanction. Will be asking for your help spreading the word when it is available.

Ending the two child limit and introducing a protected minimum floor together would lift 500,000 children out of poverty by the end of the parliament and reduce the depth of poverty for a further 1 million.

You can read more here: www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...

Much worse for the trans men who have been told to use women's toilets. And the trans women who have been told they have to use men's toilets. Somehow their right to dignity and safety isn't important.

If you feel concerned or similarly furious, please do write to your MP or support the disabled people campaigning against it. dpac.uk.net for example. Z2K have a helpful letter tool z2k.eaction.org.uk/green-paper-...

My stomach was particularly turned by the mostly-lie told that the number of people receiving Universal Credit on the basis of being unable to work had risen by 383% since the start of the pandemic - when in reality that is mainly to do with ESA being replaced by Universal Credit.

Many of the children living in poverty have a disabled adult in their household - so these changes will push them deeper into poverty.

The planned changes to the work capability assessment will be a near 50% cut to support for seriously ill and disabled people who can’t work because of their health. When 77% of those receiving UC and disability benefits are already struggling to cover essential food, this is unconscionable.

The idea that cuts to PIP (which will potentially see 800,000 disabled people lose out on support of at least £4,200 per year) will help people into work is nonsense. The plans will not hit people with less severe needs and those receiving the enhanced rate, which is hard to get as it is.