Need Not Greed

The Campaign

Need NOT Greed aims to remove the need for cash-in-hand work by creating a modern, flexible welfare system, creating stepping stones into work. Our current ask is to increase the earnings limit on jobseekers allowance from £5 to £50 per week.

Latest News

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  Jun Briefing paper highlights the importance of the informal economy
  
• 12
  Apr DWP new Working Benefits campaign
  
• 09
  Apr Benefit fraud crackdown will plunge more people into poverty, not tackle its causes
  
• 09
  Apr crack down on benefit fraud
  
• 06
  Jan Community Links appointed to government advisory group
  
• 04
  Dec Increase the Earnings Disregard
  
• 04
  Dec Press release: £5 earnings cap is turning benefits claimants into criminals
  
• 25
  Nov Need not Greed featured in the Guardian
  
• 24
  Nov Into 2010, the European Year Against Poverty
  
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  Oct Inequality is the UK’s worst enemy says TUC
  

People's Stories

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Five things you can do to get involved:

• Share Your Story
• Write To Your MP
• Support our Earnings Limit ask
• Get involved in 2010: European year against poverty
• Sign Our Petition