30 Oct 2019 Tories still to decide on approach to social care crisis that ruined Theresa May’s election campaign, health secretary admits https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-tory-manifesto-social-care-dementia-tax-boris-johnson-nhs-a9177171.html
29 Sep 2019 Women are being driven to the brink by Britain’s social care crisis https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7518371/Women-driven-brink-Britains-social-care-crisis.html
17 Sep 2019 Lack of money will stymie government fuel poverty review http://www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/lack-of-money-will-stymie-government-fuel-poverty-review/
6 Sep 2019 Pensions crisis: millions at risk of retiring into poverty https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/pensions-crisis-millions-at-risk-of-retiring-into-poverty-on-incomes-below-the-living-wage-500298
2 Sep 2019 Pay staff more to help ‘fix’ social care crisis, says Health Foundation https://www.nursinginpractice.com/elderly-care/social-care-staff-crisis-nurse-pay
15 Aug 2019 Thousands sign petition to call on PM to ‘fix the social care crisis’ https://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2019/08/thousands-sign-petition-call-pm-fix-social-care-crisis
12 Jul 2019 The social care system is in crisis. Here’s how to fix it. https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/social-care-system-crisis-heres-how-fix-it
28 Jun 2019 Letters warning over-75s that free TV licence will be axed have already gone out https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tv-licence-letters-sent-over-17273087?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
26 June 2019 Social care chiefs: funding crisis puts tens of thousands at risk https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/26/social-care-funding-crisis-putting-tens-of-thousands-at-risk?CMP=share_btn_tw
26 Apr 2019 Social care at ‘crisis point’ as fewer people getting the care they need, study finds https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/25/social-care-crisis-point-fewer-people-getting-care-need-study/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw
11 Feb 2019 MP slams broken promise to pensioners https://andrewgwynne.co.uk/mp-slams-broken-promise-to-pensioners/
Pension payout as percentage of average wage
10 Feb 2019 This week, the Tories announced that 115,000 couples could lose out on £588 a month through pension credit changes. Don’t let them get away with it. Share this pic.twitter.com/7kb3xcSrnc via @UKLabour
30 Jan 2019 Tories challenged over ‘outrageous’ pension credit cut via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/tories-challenged-over-outrageous-pension-credit-cut/
28 Jan 2019 Pension scams: some victims have lost more than £1m to fraudsters https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/jan/28/pension-scams-some-victims-have-lost-more-than-1m-to-fraudsters?CMP=share_btn_tw
10 Jan 2019 Thousands of pensioners failing to claim over £1,000 a year in state benefits via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/thousands-of-pensioners-failing-to-claim-over-1000-a-year-in-state-benefits/
20 Dec 2018 Life as a Waspi woman: I feel hopeless. I sometimes have to choose whether to feed myself or my dog https://inews.co.uk/?p=237307
10 Dec 2018 One in six pensioners are now living in poverty, new report finds https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/one-in-six-pensioners-living-poverty-report-joseph-rowntree-foundation-a8674711.html
10 Dec 2018 UK care home industry facing ‘unprecedented crisis,” says Knight Frank https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/uk-care-home-industry-facing-unprecedented-crisis-says-knight-frank/
12 Nov 2018 UN investigates UK Extreme Poverty https://www.unitynews.co/essex-poverty-uncovered-un-special-rapporteur-philip-alston-visits-jaywick/ via @UnityNewsUK
1 Nov 2018 Work and Pensions Secretary brands Ken Loach’s film ‘monstrously unfair’, spectacularly missing the point https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/11/01/work-and-pensions-secretary-brands-loachs-film-monstrously-unfair-spectacularly-missing-the-point/
30 Oct 2018 It’s freezing out! How long until we hear of the first cold-weather death of a pensioner? https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2018/10/30/its-freezing-out-how-long-until-we-hear-of-the-first-cold-weather-death-of-a-pensioner/ via @MidWalesMike
30 Oct 2018 Video: reaction of MPs to WASPI women protest shows why Establishment is afraid https://skwawkbox.org/2018/10/30/video-reaction-of-mps-to-waspi-women-protest-shows-why-establishment-is-afraid/ via @skwawkbox
9 Oct 2018 Robbing your pension to pay for your health: Philip Hammond’s latest attack on working people https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2018/10/09/robbing-your-pension-to-pay-for-your-health-philip-hammonds-latest-attack-on-working-people/ via @MidWalesMike
7 Oct 2018 A video dismantling Jacob Rees-Mogg’s claims about care workers reaches more than 100,000 views https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2018/10/05/a-video-dismantling-jacob-rees-moggs-claims-about-care-workers-reaches-more-than-100000-views-2/
3 Oct 2018 While all eyes are on the conference, the Tories have sneaked out a plan to punish pensioners https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/10/03/eyes-conference-tories-sneaked-plan-punish-pensioners/
30 Sep 2018 Shocking Tory pension cock-up means NHS to face £2.7Bn of ADDITIONAL CUTS https://evolvepolitics.com/shocking-tory-cock-up-means-nhs-to-face-2-7bn-of-additional-cuts/ via @EvolvePolitics
8 Sep 2018 ‘The Government has stolen money that is rightfully ours’ https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/the-government-stolen-money-rightfully-1984003?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
12 Aug 2018 Jeremy Corbyn confirms his support for the WASPI Campaign https://www.waspi.co.uk/2018/08/16/jeremy-corbyn-confirms-his-support-for-the-waspi-campaign/
3 Aug 2018 Wealthiest Brits handed nearly half of pension tax relief, shocking research reveals via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/wealthiest-brits-handed-nearly-half-of-pension-tax-relief-shocking-research-reveals/
27 Jul 2018 BT blames human error as it reveals £500m pension deficit gaffe https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/27/bt-blames-human-error-for-500m-pensions-accounting-gaffe?CMP=share_btn_tw
22 Jun 2018 Eight UK company pension schemes warned on rogue adviser threat https://www.ft.com/content/a24bc448-7604-11e8-a8c4-408cfba4327c via @financialtimes
16 Jun 2018 £1bn needed to stave off crisis, say social care bosses https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/16/1bn-needed-to-stave-off-crisis-say-social-care-bosses?CMP=share_btn_tw
16 May 2018 Poorest pensioners to lose hundreds of pounds a year in ‘new bedroom tax’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bedroom-tax-pensioners-social-housing-housing-crisis-council-houses-a7340136.html
8 May 2018 Tories set to repeat #DementiaTax fiasco, drop weight on elderly without fixing youth problems https://skwawkbox.org/2018/05/08/tories-set-to-repeat-dementiatax-fiasco-drop-weight-on-elderly-without-fixing-youth-problems/ via @skwawkbox
21 Apr 2018 DWP sent Windrush pensioner £33,000 bill for disability benefits via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/dwp-sent-windrush-pensioner-33000-bill-for-disability-benefits/
15 Apr 2018 Tories reject calls to aid women hit by state pension age increase via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/tories-reject-calls-to-aid-women-hit-by-state-pension-age-increase/
30 Mar 2018 Pension Age Increase Hypocrisy in Parliament https://www.unitynews.co/pension-age-increase-hypocrisy-in-parliament/ via @UnityNewsUK
26 Mar 2018 FCA announces crackdown after pensions mis-selling scandal https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/fca-pensions-scandal-advice-retirement-savings-accounts-fees-a8274781.html
25 Mar 2018 A&E patients could be routinely left waiting DAYS for treatment after Jeremy Hunt sneakily scraps CRITICAL waiting time target https://evolvepolitics.com/ae-patients-could-be-routinely-left-waiting-days-for-treatment-after-jeremy-hunt-sneakily-scraps-critical-waiting-time-target/ via @EvolvePolitics
24 Mar 2018 Waspi women aren’t the only ones losing out https://www.unitynews.co/waspi-women-arent-the-only-ones-losing-out/ via @UnityNewsUK
24 Mar 2018 Charity condemns ‘rising tide of pensioner poverty’ via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/charity-rising-pensioner-poverty/
22 Mar 2018 A disabled man’s video diary has just exposed the crisis in our social care industry https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/health/2018/03/22/a-disabled-mans-video-diary-has-just-exposed-the-crisis-in-our-social-care-industry/
20 Mar 2018 Even senior DWP employees were never told they would be penalised by the pension age increase https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2018/03/20/even-senior-dwp-employees-were-never-told-they-would-be-penalised-by-the-pension-age-increase/ via @MidWalesMike
18 Mar 2018 ‘Deeply troubling’ post-2010 fall in older people claiming disability benefit, analysis shows https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/deeply-troubling-post-2010-fall-in-older-people-claiming-disability-benefit-analysis-shows/ via @johnpringdns
14 Mar 2018 “Get pensioners to pick fruit and vegetables in the fields” says Tory minister https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/03/14/get-pensioners-pick-fruit-vegetables-fields-says-tory-minister/
10 Mar 2018 Tories have made a million fewer pensioners eligible for cold weather payments than when they took office https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2018/03/10/tories-have-made-a-million-fewer-pensioners-eligible-for-cold-weather-payments-than-when-they-took-office/ via @MidWalesMike
10 Mar 2018 Charity faces claims of ‘abusive’ behaviour over care home closure meeting https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/charity-faces-claims-of-abusive-behaviour-over-care-home-closure-meeting/ via @johnpringdns
8 Mar 2018 The UK’s retirement bill went up more than £1 trillion in five years https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/uk-pensions-crisis-retirement-bill-trillion-ons-payments-a8246156.html
3 Mar 2018 The Tories just revealed their pension plans, we’ll be lucky to be alive to get on https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/03/03/tories-just-revealed-pension-plans-well-lucky-alive-get-one/
28 Feb 2018 Why millions of workers are retiring in pensioner poverty http://rcnt.eu/at8nf via @raconteur
28 Feb 2018 Tories oversee 272% rise in removing essential home care funding for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s sufferers https://evolvepolitics.com/tories-oversee-272-rise-in-removing-essential-home-care-funding-for-parkinsons-and-alzheimers-sufferers/ via @EvolvePolitics
25 Feb 2018 The strikes in universities are about more than just pensions https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2018/02/25/the-strikes-in-universities-are-about-more-than-just-pensions/
15 Feb 2018 Steel pensions scheme victim to ‘major mis-selling scandal’ – BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43060272
31 Jan 2018 Women hit by pension age change ‘can take up apprenticeships’ via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/women-hit-by-pension-age-change-can-take-up-apprenticeships/
31 Jan 2018 1 in 4 pensioners struggling to make ends meet under Tories, research shows via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/1-in-4-pensioners-are-still-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-research-shows/
31 Jan 2018 State pension age rise to affect over 50,000 of Theresa May’s constituents via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/state-pension-age-increase-hit-50000-theresa-mays-constituents/
30 Jan 2018 Care home closures set to rise as funding crisis bites via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/care-home-closures-set-to-rise-as-funding-crisis-bites/
28 Jan 2018 Care Home Neglect Complaints Up 13% Since 2011 via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/care-home-neglect-complaints-13-since-2011/
18 Jan 2018 Tories planning to hand private firms ’10-15 year NHS contracts’ to stop Labour from renationalising https://evolvepolitics.com/tories-planning-to-hand-private-firms-10-15-year-nhs-contracts-to-stop-labour-from-renationalising/ via @EvolvePolitics
9 Jan 2018 Shocking 97% of eligible carers missing out on state pension boost via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/shocking-97-of-eligible-carers-missing-out-on-state-pension-boost/
1 Jan 2018 Pension savings ‘under threat’ from cold call scams via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/pension-savings-under-threat-from-cold-call-scams-say-mps/
1 Jan 2018 OECD: UK has lowest state pension of any developed country via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/oecd-uk-has-lowest-state-pension-of-any-developed-country/
12 Dec 2017 UK government warned over sharp rise in child and pensioner poverty via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/uk-government-warned-over-sharp-rise-in-child-and-pensioner-poverty/
22 Nov 2017 Are whistleblowers now too frightened to reveal when NHS patients and care home residents are in danger? https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2017/11/22/are-whistleblowers-now-too-frit-to-reveal-when-nhs-patients-and-care-home-residents-are-in-danger-david-hencke/ via @MidWalesMike
20 Nov 2017 1 in 4 pensioners to use heating allowance for food and Christmas presents via @Welfare_Weekly https://welfareweekly.com/1-in-4-pensioners-to-use-heating-allowance-for-food-and-christmas-presents/
12 Nov 2017 Twelve hours in A & E showed me just how broken the NHS really is https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2017/11/12/welve-hours-ae-showed-just-broken-nhs-really-opinion/
28 Oct 2017 UK pensions among the worst in the developed world, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/oct/28/uk-state-pension-ubs-britain-australia?CMP=share_btn_tw
2 Oct 2017 NHS ‘two-tier’ system pressures accused of causing ‘preventable deaths’ as private care soars https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/2017/10/02/nhs-two-tier-system-pressures-accused-causing-preventable-deaths-private-care-soars/
27 Jul 2017 CQC figures reveal hundreds of care homes have gone two years since last inspection https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/cqc-figures-reveal-hundreds-of-care-homes-have-gone-two-years-since-last-inspection/ via @johnpringdns
10 Jul 2017 The shocking truth about social care that Theresa May’s government won’t want you to see https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2017/07/10/shocking-truth-social-care-theresa-mays-government-wont-want-see/
6 Jul 2017 Video: Grahame Morris’ face eloquent as Tory Minister insults #WASPI women https://skwawkbox.org/2017/07/06/video-grahame-morris-face-eloquent-as-tory-minister-insults-waspi-women/ via @skwawkbox
21 Jun 2017 I’ve worked my whole life – now I’m relying on food banks https://inews.co.uk/?p=73829
15 Jun 2017 Care regulator faces questions over inspection failings at abuse homes https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/care-regulator-faces-questions-over-inspection-failings-at-abuse-homes/ via @johnpringdns
21 May 2017 Damian Green’s car crash interview on Marr reveals the true cost of the Tory manifesto for pensioners https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2017/05/21/damian-greens-car-crash-interview-marr-reveals-true-cost-tory-manifesto-pensioners/
7 May 2017 Corbyn Leicester rally: Labour leader pledges to reverse privatisation of energy, rail, health and social care services https://evolvepolitics.com/corbyn-leicester-rally-labour-leader-pledges-reverse-privatisation-energy-rail-social-health-care-services/ via @EvolvePolitics
23 Apr 2017 This story from a poverty-stricken pensioner is exactly why Corbyn MUST win https://evolvepolitics.com/story-poverty-stricken-pensioner-exactly-corbyn-must-win/ via @EvolvePolitics
15 Apr 2017 Ministers are trying to use a sticking plaster to patch up Britain’s social care emergency https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/2017/04/15/ministers-are-trying-to-use-a-sticking-plaster-to-patch-up-britains-social-care-emergency/
2 Apr 2017 The government claims to care about pensioners. But they will suffer the most when the latest NHS axe falls https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/health/2017/04/02/nhs-just-abandoned-elderly-axing-waiting-time-targets/
8 Mar 2017 WASPI women protest in London over pension changes https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/39206302/waspi-women-protest-in-london-over-pension-changes
20 Dec 2016 A compassionate country treats its elderly with respect – the Social Care crisis shows how heartless we’ve become https://evolvepolitics.com/a-compassionate-country-treats-its-elderly-with-respect-the-social-care-crisis-shows-how-heartless-weve-become/ via @EvolvePolitics
14 Dec 2016 Corbyn reminds the PM just who created the social care crisis, and she doesn’t like it at all https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/12/14/corbyn-reminds-pm-social-care-crisis-made-downing-street/
30 Sep 2016 Poorest pensioners to lose hundreds of pounds a year in ‘new bedroom tax’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bedroom-tax-pensioners-social-housing-housing-crisis-council-houses-a7340136.html
21 Sep 2016 Care homes are going to dangerous lengths to make work easier https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/09/21/care-homes-going-dangerous-lengths-make-work-easier/
26 Mar 2016 Tories propose end of retirement, scrapping pensions and volunteers to replace NHS doctors https://tompride.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/tories-propose-end-of-retirement-scrapping-pensions-and-volunteers-to-replace-nhs-doctors/
17 Oct 2014 ‘Scandalous’: 1.6m UK pensioners living in poverty – report — RT UK News https://www.rt.com/uk/196760-uk-pensioners-poverty-crisis/
13 May 2014 Charity warns 50,000 Welsh pensioners in ‘severe’ poverty https://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2014-05-13/charity-warns-50-000-welsh-pensioners-live-in-severe-poverty/
3 May 2014 Tory and Lib Dem MPs exempt themselves from changes to state pension age https://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/tory-and-lib-dem-mps-exempt-themselves-from-changes-to-state-pension-age/ via @ThomasPride
12 Mar 2014 Coalition cut councillor pensions by £7m – but raise MPs’ pensions by £20m https://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/coalition-cuts-councillor-pensions-by-7m-but-raises-mps-pensions-by-20m/
9 Feb 2014 DWP considers privatisation of pensioners https://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/dwp-considers-privatisation-of-pensioners/ via @ThomasPride
5 Nov 2012 Directors’ ‘Platinum Pension Pots’ Continue To Rise https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/06/tuc-research-pension-pots-rise-cash-bosses_n_1860133.html?ncid=other_twitter_cooo9wqtham&utm_campaign=share_twitter
29 Oct 2012 Public-sector pensions: are they REALLY unaffordable? https://skwawkbox.org/2012/10/29/public-sector-pensions-are-they-really-unaffordable-2/ via @skwawkbox
2 Oct 2012 Council support drops while care home admissions rise, says report https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/council-support-drops-while-care-home-admissions-rise-says-report/ via @johnpringdns
1 Nov 2011 EHRC calls for government to close ‘legal loophole’ on home care https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ehrc-calls-for-government-to-close-legal-loophole-on-home-care/ via @johnpringdns
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