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Record number of homeless children housed by council bbc.in/3X3vvwO

Jacques, 43, a former NHS psychologist who cares for her severely disabled son and frail elderly mother, said she was threatened with prosecution even though the DWP accepted she had made an “unintentional error”. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Greater Manchester Law Centre In a trade union organised workplace with an elected safety with with all legal rights under H+S law, workers can be 2x as safe and healthy.

The psychological toll of eviction is massive. When landlords complain of their profit margins, it's important to remember stories like Keziah's. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

GMLC recently covered this case on our blog (below). It's a shame to see the new government defending laws that attack the right to protest. gmlaw.org.uk/2024/07/24/def…

Councils are now having to spend over £1 billion on temporary accommodation because the government has let the homelessness crisis get so out of hand. We can stop this! We need: 🏘️More social housing; 💷Rent controls; 🛑Tenant rights against eviction. localgov.co.uk/Councils-spend…

Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments. bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

MPs will today be presented with their own copies of #TheDepartment by John Pring. Essential reading for all. Grim but so well written, meticulously researched reality of the hundreds of deaths caused by gov welfare reforms. These policies must stop. #NoMoreBenefitDeaths 🖤

The government is launching a campaign to get more pensioners who are eligible applying for Pension Credit. Check if you or a family member might be eligible for the extra support! gov.uk/government/pub…

This article is spot on. "A generation of children is growing up hungry and cold, with their parents forced into unthinkable decisions about whether to heat their homes, or put food on the table or warm clothes on their children’s backs." #ScrapTheCap! theguardian.com/society/articl…

The first 'third children' to be penalised by the limit will all be starting year 3 at school this week. Incredible amount of cumulative misery placed on young children's shoulders.

As part of our Election Charter, GMLC argued for better enforcement against employers who break employment law. A Fair Work Agency could help with this. It is no surprise that employer-side media are furious - but power to abuse and mistreat workers needs to be challenged.

The latest government data shows that there are still 2,300 high-rise residential buildings that have yet to have remediation work started on their unsafe cladding. Apologies are pointless without action to stop a tragedy like Grenfell happening again. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

🚨 NEW: With the support of Public Interest Law Centre. we are launching a legal case against Manchester City Council's planning department. We need £10k to challenge the unlawful planning decision in court. Please share, donate and keep spreading the word! crowdjustice.com/case/help-hulm…

Judicial Review can have a wide-reaching impact when used in the right way. Watch our video to learn more and add this knowledge to your social change toolbox! youtu.be/Z8ZC3TXkqxI #SocialChange #Housing #JudicialReview

You can only cut essential income so many times before people begin to starve. How can the government still claim #UniversalCredit is designed to get people into work when claimants who are working still can't afford to eat? theguardian.com/society/articl…