Charlotte Hughes

From Safety Net to Free Fall: Why Welfare Is Essential for Society’s Survival A rather concerning story is being told by the government via media outlets that support for the poor, the sick, disabled and the elderly is somehow opposite to supporting workers. This claim is no…

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Stephen Timms and His Troubling Stance on Disability Stephen Timms, the Minister for Disabilities at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has been seen to show a distinct lack of compassion and understanding following a contentious meeting wit…

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Stephen Timms and His Troubling Stance on Disability

Hidden Injustice. How Changes to PIP and Universal Credit Threaten Disabled People’s Livelihoods And Lifes Recent proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) eligibility are quite rightly raising serious concern. The proposed adjustments would disproportionately imp…

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Hidden Injustice. How Changes to PIP and Universal Credit Threaten Disabled People’s Livelihoods And Lifes

Vets may face caps on charges for prescriptions and cremations The regulator is considering a range of measures to limit vets bills including price caps.

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British vets could face price caps on medicines, prescriptions and other services like cremations, the regulator has indicated, as it outlined changes it is considering to the way the UK's £2bn veterinary sector operates.

Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after returning from visit to Ireland to see her father Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state

An Irish woman who has been living legally in the United States for decades has been taken into detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a trip to Ireland to visit her sick father.

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‘Disability, Illness and Impairment are the Norms of Human History – Living Through This Labour Government’s Benefits Cuts Is Brutal’ – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/04/18/d...

@charlottehughes.bsky.social @paulapeters19.bsky.social @vamroses.bsky.social ‘No significant progress’ made on rights of disabled, says UN. Exactly one year later, and with a ‘Labour’ government, there’s STILL no progress! morningstaronline.co.uk/article/no-s...

A clean slate I’ve been taking some time lately to do other things, both online and offline, not as much I should. If I take a break from my regular work I have emails piling up that need to be gone through. I s…

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MPs have quietly been handed a pay rise while the rest of us suffer a cost of living crisis. But every MP has the option to refuse to take it, or donate it to charity.
We call on every MP to turn down the pay rise. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/mps-pay-2024/

The Price of Parenthood. Why the Two Child Benefit Cap Is Failing Families The two-child limit is a harsh policy that unfairly pushes many families into poverty. This limit means that parents with more than two children receive no additional financial help for their third…

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The Price of Parenthood. Why the Two Child Benefit Cap Is Failing Families

Political Time Bomb. Proposed Welfare Cuts Threaten Labour’s Strongholds As discussed in previous blog posts the proposed PIP cuts threaten the political stability of the Labour Party. At the time of writing approximately 80 Labour MPs could face the daunting possibilit…

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Political Time Bomb. Proposed Welfare Cuts Threaten Labour’s Strongholds

Invisible No More. The Catastrophic Impact of Pip Benefit Cuts on Disabled Individuals The UK government’s recent decision to cut £5 billion from disability benefits signals a very worrying shift in how we support our most vulnerable citizens. Experts that have spoken out warn that t…

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Invisible No More. The Catastrophic Impact of Pip Benefit Cuts on Disabled Individuals

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The Hidden Cost of Cutting Disability Benefits. A Looming Crisis for Local Economies Hidden within the announcement of the governments proposed disability benefit cuts there’s a probable crisis that could threaten to unravel the financial and social fabric of local communitie…

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Proposed PIP Changes Could Threaten the Dignity and Survival of Disabled Individuals The government is reportedly considering a drastic overhaul of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system, raising alarm about severe consequences for disabled people. This transformation could…

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Thanks so much I'm still forgetting about this platform lol

Exposing the Department for Work and Pensions' Lack of Accountability thepoorsideof.life/2025/03/14/e... via @charlottehughes.bsky.social

The Future of Poundland in Jeopardy: What It Means for Shoppers and High Streets. Poundland has found themselves to be , facing  an uncertain future as its parent company, Pepco is considering  selling the chain. Pepco, which acquired Poundland in 2016, is now exploring this sal…

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Gawd 🙄🙄 I can't wait for spring to arrive

Likewise! It's sunny here today I thought I was hallucinating or something 🙄🙄😂😂😂. It's still cold though 🙄

Unlawful Benefit Deductions Are Hurting Universal Credit Recipients thepoorsideof.life/2025/02/27/u... via @charlottehughes.bsky.social

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Unlawful Benefit Deductions Are Hurting Universal Credit Recipients The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been using a process deemed in the high court as “unlawful and unfair” to deduct money from people’s Universal Credit (UC). This ha…

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Unemployed Doesn’t Mean Untrustworthy. The Wrongful Assault on Benefit Claimants The recent labelling of unemployed people by the Government to tackle what it calls “benefit cheats’ will harm the very people who need support the most. Work and Pensions Secretary, Li…

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Unemployed Doesn’t Mean Untrustworthy. The Wrongful Assault on Benefit Claimants

The Sanction Scandal: Why Punishing Claimants is Unjust. Shocking New Sanction Data Revealed Well it appears that we’ve gone full cycle back to where this blog started reporting about benefit sanctions. We’ve known for many years that the practice of imposing sanctions on benef…

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A society cannot call itself as being just and fair if it prioritizes punishing the poor over holding the affluent accountable.

Yeah you're right they will do

I've been wondering that as well! There needs to be a widget for this as well xx

Thank you xxx

Unmasking Predudiced Myths.The Struggle for Mental Health Benefits thepoorsideof.life/2025/02/12/u... via @charlottehughes.bsky.social