Most of us are only one job loss, one relationship breakdown, one unexpected bill, one sudden illness or another tragic event away from needing the social security safety net.
This net should be there to catch us when we need it most, providing stability and support in times of crisis. Social security should also support those who have additional needs and costs. But the years of austerity policies tore apart our safety net, and the most vulnerable are still falling through it. If Keir Starmer’s new government is serious about its “laser focus” on poverty, it must start by rebuilding our broken safety net.
It is very disappointing that the Labour government – which promised “change” – has refused to reverse the two-child limit, even going so far as to suspend MPs who chose to vote for the SNP amendment supporting the removal of that damaging policy.
