Patrick Butler
Social Policy Editor at The Guardian
Social policy editor, The Guardian. Living in an old civilisation with a laptop.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Patrick Butler
A young carer who had looked after her disabled mother from the age of eight was forced to repay more than £2,000 when she unwittingly breached carer’s allowance benefit earnings rules after joining a government youth employment scheme. Rose Jones, 22, said she was twice wrongly advised by her jobcentre work coach that her wages earned under the Kickstart scheme would not affect her eligibility for carer’s allowance.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Patrick Butler |Abby West |Richard Adams
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Patrick Butler |Richard Adams
Council leaders in England have warned that a multi-billion pound deficit from years of overspending on special educational needs has become a “burning platform” that will push scores of councils into bankruptcy within months. They say time is running out to resolve rapidly growing shortfalls and are concerned the government gave no indication in Wednesday’s spending review how it will deal with Send debts, which are expected to exceed £5bn by next March.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Patrick Butler
More than 5 million UK adults are experiencing a triple whammy of financial, health and housing insecurity as British households hit levels of “multi-stress” not seen since the global economic crash well over a decade ago, research shows. One in 10 working-age adults are juggling low income and debt, insecure tenancies and high rents, and problems accessing NHS care. They are at least twice as likely as the rest of the population to report mental stress, sleeplessness and isolation.
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3 weeks ago |
msn.com | Kiran Stacey |Patrick Butler
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