Disabled people fear they are being sacrificed to balance the books. When support is cut, services disappear, and legal aid is stripped away, the most vulnerable often pay the price. A fair society does not balance its finances on the backs of those who need help the most. Rather than asking disabled people and low-incomeContinue reading “Budget Cuts Shouldn’t Cost Human Dignity”
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Pension Should Be Affordable, Says Reeves
Rachel Reeves has warned that the state pension must be ‘affordable’ amid concerns that the younger generation may not receive it until they are 74. The Chancellor said increases in life expectancy have to be taken into account after ministers launched a review. Concern has been raised about the sustainability of the triple lock, which meansContinue reading “Pension Should Be Affordable, Says Reeves”
Probation Officers Will No Longer Supervise Freed Prisoners
Under significant reforms snuck out by the government, released criminals will no longer be monitored by probation authorities until the completion of their terms. After being released from prison, offenders had to be in constant communication with the probation department until the judge’s sentence expired, but now, in the majority of cases, supervision will endContinue reading “Probation Officers Will No Longer Supervise Freed Prisoners “
