‘Could you live on £94.25 a week Rishi?’ Low sick pay stopping workers from self-isolating
"The UK’s sick pay regime has been woefully inadequate in providing the necessary support. Many more Covid infections will have taken place as a result.”
"The UK’s sick pay regime has been woefully inadequate in providing the necessary support. Many more Covid infections will have taken place as a result.”
“It’s an important reminder that even during such a difficult year, humanity and generosity has shone brightly.”
Retailers have warned the move could cost 40,000 British jobs and £1 billion of investment.
A new study found that returning welfare payments to pre-pandemic levels would drive a further 1.1 million people below the poverty line.
Akshata Murty, an investigation found, is richer than the Queen.
Akshata Murty - who married the Rishi Sunak in 2009 - is the daughter of one of India’s richest men.
From benefits to Brexit, here's the bad news you missed from Sunak's spending review.
“I think many aspects of the Chancellor’s statement yesterday seem to herald a new age of austerity for public-sector workers, for low-income people and for those already living in poverty.”
“Austerity is not going to feel like it’s over for lower-income families because the Chancellor yesterday chose to continue with plans to cut £1,000 from six million households’ benefits next April at a time when unemployment will be nearing its peak."
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