Good to get letter in Recorder this week: Poverty fund must be spent!
Great to get the lead letter in Ilford Recorder this week per the pics
Come to the meeting on 13th February to say no to the cuts that make families suffer
Y ears of benefit cuts have led to the poorest 8 year olds dying at 10 times the rate of the most wealthy children ("Is a healthy retirement only for the rich?" 23.6.23 by Eade Hemingway ) The Guardian reported in December 2023 that m alnutrition and rickets admissions to hospital have tripled in the last 10 years. The benefit cuts being considered now by Redbridge Council will make the poor suffer more. The Guardian ran a story on 7th February saying: "The thinktank said living standards for the poorest tenth of families, after adjusting for inflation, remained 18% below 2019-20 levels even after accounting for government support – delivering a financial blow worth £4,500 in today’s prices." The full article is at UK’s poorest have borne brunt of cost of living crisis, says thinktank | UK cost of living crisis | The Guardian Come to the meeting on the 13th February at 7pm at Studio 1 at Ilford Central Library to make your contribution to the campaign to these...
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