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Food banks: 'I hung around outside, embarrassed to go in'
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The first time Donna Kennedy visited a food bank, she hung around outside for 20 minutes, gathering courage to go in.

Once a health worker, Donna, from Maghera, Londonderry, could not earn after a series of mini-strokes.

"It was so embarrassing," she says. "I'd been the person providing for the family for so long."

Now a three-year study, focusing on more than 1,000 food-bank users, suggests three-quarters are from homes affected by illness or disability.

The UK-wide project, by researchers from Heriot Watt University with input from the Department for Work and Pensions, was commissioned by the charity Trussell Trust.

Its first annual report indentifies three key elements that leave people "no protection from hunger and poverty":

'I hung around outside the food bank, embarrassed to go in'
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and millions are going to vote for these creatures, many poor themselves.


 
I had my pittance of money stopped in February. I've never been this badly too lol, in bed for two fkn years, anyway they said i had to go to ATOS medical so i took some smack (hate it dont do it) because it was only way i could get to medical mentally and cos the pain was crippling. So i guess i marched in there like Noel Gallagher and completely fucked it up.
Now i'm totally fucked. No food , no gas, impossible to even go out for more than 30 mins so no absolutely no chance of working, I wish ffs
SO i honestly don't know what happens is the tribunal says bollocks. Suicide i guess, better than starving to death. It's genocide for some tbh.
 
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I had my pittance of money stopped in February. I've never been this badly too lol, in bed for two fkn years, anyway they said i had to go to ATOS medical so i took some smack (hate it dont do it) because it was only way i could get to medical mentally and cos the pain was crippling. So i guess i marched in there like Noel Gallagher and completely fucked it up.
Now i'm totally fucked. No food , no gas, impossible to even go out for more than 30 mins so no absolutely no chance of working, I wish ffs
SO i honestly don't know what happens is the tribunal says bollocks. Suicide i guess, better than starving to death. It's genocide for some tbh.
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:( do you have any organisational support to help you with the appeal/tribunal process?
 
Fucking hell, that's a rough situation. Really hope your tribunal goes as it should do. Put as much evidence in as you can. If your appeal doesn't go your way and you've had a worsening of your condition or a new condition since the original decision (which wouldn't be surprising given the circumstances - stress and poverty not exactly health-promoting) you could maybe reapply for benefits (but again you'll need some decent advice to do this). Which benefits was it ESA/Universal Credit or DLA/PIP or something else - I'll try to find relevent links if I know what to look for.
 
Unsure where best to put this. Pretty amazing thread unrolled here, covers welfare cuts, austerity, the cynical weaponisation of antisemitmsm, the last primarily from a Jewish perspective. Worth a read.

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Thread by @shaunjlawson: Sorry, I'm not deleting the tweet. I stand by it. And I'm going to explain precisely why. For the last 10 years, Britain has suffered contin…

Thread by @shaunjlawson: Sorry, I'm not deleting the tweet. I stand by it. And I'm going to explain precisely why. For the last 10 years, Briffered continually under a government which has punished the poor, the disabled, the sick, the weak. And laid was…
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Incidentally, does nobody else wonder about them raising the amount of UC? Almost as if they were suddenly worried too many people would find out it's not enough to live on?
 
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Incidentally, does nobody else wonder about them raising the amount of UC? Almost as if they were suddenly worried too many people would find out it's not enough to live on?
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Not ESA tho, not even letting you prescription charges (if you’re still on contribution based). Almost as if they wanted to push you onto UC.
 
What fucking jobs, you callous lumps of Tory filth?! Many businesses are still shuttered, and quite a few of them might never open their doors again.
 
Not 100% sure where this fits best so might as well go here: Call for participants: Housing rights for women courses in South West and North West England - Law for Life

Call for participants: Housing rights for women courses in South West and North West England

We are delighted to announce that we are able to deliver two more housing rights courses this Spring. These courses will be held online, are free to participants, and are funded by the Ministry of Justice.

These courses are aimed at people working or volunteering with women experiencing housing problems, or who may be at risk of becoming homeless. Participants may be community volunteers, members of a women’s collective, health workers, youth workers, or something similar.

These courses aim to give participants the basic knowledge and skills needed to deal with key issues facing private renters, such as dealing with evictions, or poor housing conditions, with a focus on the needs of women. You do not need any knowledge of housing law to apply.

These courses are available to participants in the South West and North West of England respectively. These areas have been selected because of the relatively low availability of free housing advice services.

The courses are free to attend, but spaces are limited. You must be able to attend all three sessions, as later sessions build upon the knowledge from earlier ones.

Please see below for dates for each of the courses and how to sign up.

The first course will be Housing Rights for women in South West England! We will prioritise participants from rural areas who work with women in vulnerable situations. The course is free of charge and run by specialised legal trainers.

It will run online every Wednesday 3-5pm for three weeks, and participants will be required to watch a 30 min video before each interactive session on:

February 24th – Tenancies and other housing arrangements

March 3rd – Dealing with disrepair and poor housing conditions

March 10th – Dealing with a Section 21 eviction notice

Please register here – registration is open until the 14th February – we will prioritise participants from community organisations and social prescribers.


The second course will be Housing Rights for women in North West England. We will prioritise participants who work with women in vulnerable situations. The course is free of charge and run by specialised legal trainers.

It will run online every Wednesday 3-5pm for three weeks, and participants will be required to watch a 30 min video before each interactive session:

March 17th – Tenancies and other housing arrangements

March 24th – Dealing with disrepair and poor housing conditions

March 31st – Dealing with a Section 21 eviction notice

Please register here – registration is open until the 14th February – we will prioritise participants from community organisations and social prescribers.

For more information on either of the courses or if you have a question please contact:

rowan.milligan@lawforlife.org.uk
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Gove said that kids should get part time jobs, and that they could go and work on a building site after school.
 
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