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Posts Tagged ‘housing benefit’

Sarah Jane Smalley blogs on housing

23rd April, 2014

Hi!  This is my first blog, today our theme is ‘better housing’. The first place I lived after I moved out of home was a terrace on Priestley Street near … Full Story »

Council Tax up £4.32 for poorest households

5th March, 2013

The Sheffield Star items headlined “Council tax frozen” and “Greens’ budget plea” were printed separately from each other and the lead story about Council budget cuts (Sheffield Telegraph, 28th February) … Full Story »

Benefits under attack. Councillor Duncan Kerr on the Welfare Reform act.

12th January, 2013

On 9th January Councillor Duncan Kerr gave an excellent talk on the Welfare Reform Act. He showed that this is not “Reform” but a massive attack on the poorest people … Full Story »

Benefits under attack. Duncan Kerr on the Welfare Reform Act

12th January, 2013

 

Sheffield Council must act on “bedroom tax” and Council Tax rises for the poorest.

6th November, 2012

Green Councillors are putting an amendment at the full Council meeting on November 7th, calling for action on the ‘bedroom tax’ and fairness in council tax rises. Sheffield City Council … Full Story »

Housing benefit cuts will increase homelessness, Greens warn

17th August, 2010

Cllr Jillian Creasy, Green group leader on Sheffield City Council, warns that the coalition government’s cuts to housing benefit could result in increasing social problems with serious debt and homelessness. … Full Story »