29 September 2022
Our latest quarterly bulletin has now been published online and contains articles on the 'Power to the People' campaign, entitlement to Attendance Allowance, Elisa McDonagh's Derbyshire Everest Challenge and Councillor Anne-Frances Hayes' fundraising efforts, and DAST's 'Caped Crusaders' campaign. ou can view the report here: Reports & Research - DUWC - Your Voice Your Rights by clicking […]
Read more >13 July 2022
Our latest quarterly bulletin has now been published online, and contains articles on the 'We Can't Afford to Live' campaign, our new Assistant Coordinator Matt Hunt, Help for Ukrainian refugees, Elisa McDonagh's Derbyshire Everest Challenge, DAST's campaign to save Barrow Industrial Injuries Centre, and the inaugural John Knight Memorial Award and Lecture. You can view […]
Read more >31 January 2022
A Chesterfield campaigner has criticised changes to Universal Credit – which will see jobseekers having to look for work outside their chosen field more quickly or face sanctions as reported in the Derbyshire Times 28th January 2022 Under the Government’s ‘Way to Work’ push, claimants will be given just four weeks – down from three […]
Read more >16 November 2021
The latest annual report for DUWC has just been published and is available to view. Highlights include details of our successful projects including the Tudor Trust ' Street Talker' initiative; Retaining the Universal Credit £20 uplift campaign; Help is Here the Shirebrook based migrant advice initiative and a sweep of all our locally based work. […]
Read more >16 November 2021
What is the £20 uplift? Due to Covid, the Government added £20 a week to Universal Credit. The uplift ended this October, despite the effects of the pandemic continuing to disproportionately impact the UK’s poorest. Why is it going to court? Whilst the uplift itself was arguably inadequate, £20 can make a massive difference to […]
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