Chaminda Jayanetti is a journalist covering politics and public services.
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Published in: Home: NewsTory MPs’ rent expenses soar as they inflict real-terms housing benefit cutExclusive: Tory MPs blamed rising rents for increased claims, while government imposed freeze on poorest tenants
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Published in: Home: NewsNumber of Universal Credit claimants relying on hardship payments soarsEXCLUSIVE: The number of people needing emergency loans is 80% higher than in 2019 due to soaring benefit sanctions
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Published in: Home: NewsNHS privatisation linked to 557 ‘treatable’ deaths in five yearsOxford University researchers found relative spend on outsourcing was associated with deaths from certain illnesses
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Published in: Home: News87,000 people can’t keep up with care bills as cost of living soarsExclusive: 1 in 4 ‘chargeable’ care users sent reminders or warnings, and hundreds referred to debt collectors
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsCOVID benefit cut leaves half a million disabled people £1,000 a year worse offSunak’s Budget sop to ‘reward work’ for worst hit by Universal Credit changes still hammers UK households unable to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMillions on pre-paid energy meters could face cut-off as prices soarUnavoidable charges for gas and electricity threaten to tip many of Britain's poorest people into debt or destitution