The coming weeks are likely to be a bleak time, not only for those on benefits who receive payments that could be cut. But also for growing numbers of the low paid, whose employment is likely to be at risk because of national insurance changes and yes – the April rise in the National Minimum … Continue reading The welfare budget is out of control. But many claimants are there through no fault of their own and slashing payments won’t address the poverty problem or help out-of-their-depth politicians either