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Oxfam releases new report ‘Close to Home, UK poverty and the economic downturn’
Today Oxfam, one of our partner organisations in the Need NOT Greed campaign, has launched a new report and action plan introducing us to Fred: The UK is fast becoming a nation of FREDs: Forgotten by those in power. Ripped-off by taxes… Read more.
Community Links children hand in End Child Poverty petitions
Courtney, David and Daniel deliver the End Child Poverty petition to… Read more.
Article in The Observer: At the Mercy of Gangmasters: the growing army of Jobless
Read the latest news coverage on the effects of the recession and the growing numbers of people working informally. Read more.
Ireland; Jobless to keep dole in new back-to-work plan
The Irish independant released an article on changes to the welafere system to cope with the effects of the recession. The article proposes similar requests as Need NOT Greed, increasing the amount of money people can earn whilst on benefits or having a tapered benefits system. Read more of our policy asks here. Jobless to keep dole in new back-to-work plan: THOUSANDS of jobless people… Read more.
Article in The Observer: Don’t just come after us - Give us help
Read the story Jon Robins, a journalist for The Observer wrote on the Need NOT Greed campaign, based on the experiences of people he spoke to who live in poverty and work cash-in-hand - Yes we cheat the system but give us help to stop. Here is one of the comments a reader made on the story in The Observer: "I should first congratulate the Observer and journalist Jan Robins… Read more.