Activists say cuts have ravaged network providing emergency help to the poorest families The system of "local welfare" schemes set up less than five years ago to provide emergency help to England's poorest families, often to help them cope with delays and sanctions to their benefits, is on the verge of collapse, say poverty campaigners. A survey of more than 150 council-run schemes by Church Action on Poverty found that nearly a quarter had been shut down since 2013, while a further quarter have...
'Local welfare' schemes in England on brink of collapse, says report
The Guardian - 14 Oct 2018 18:20
Activists say cuts have ravaged network providing emergency help to the poorest families The system of "local welfare" schemes set up less than five years ago to provide emergency help to England's poorest families, often to help them cope with delays and sanctions to their benefits, is on the verge of collapse, say poverty campaigners. A survey of more than 150 council-run schemes by Church Action on Poverty found that nearly a quarter had been shut down since 2013, while a further quarter have...
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