Week of Action on the Welfare Abolition Bill March 7 - 15 Posted on February 23rd
From LCAP:
London Coalition Against Poverty, Disabled People’s Direct Action Network and Feminist Fightback are calling on all groups concerned with the eroding of our welfare rights to take part in a week of action against the Welfare Reform Bill, renamed by us as the Welfare Abolition Bill.
As the government has bailed out the banks and rewarded the bosses with big bonuses they have been stealthily pushing through a bill that will virtually abolish welfare for single parents and disabled people. Poor people are being made to pay for the financial crisis caused by the rich.
The bill proposes a number of Draconian changes including:
- Introducing a compulsory work for benefits system in a US-style workfare scheme
- Privatising more of the JobCentre Plus to companies which will be paid more the less benefits they award.
- Increased punishments for claimants
- Cuts on carers’ allowance
- Forced 2-parent registration on birth certificates, including for survivors on violence
The third reading is expected near the end of March. We need to stand with those targeted to oppose the passing of this bill by taking dissent to the streets, to the government offices, to the bankers and the bosses.
A toolkit will be available early this week with more information on the bill and suggestions for action.
Get involved and join the planning list here: groups.google.com/group/no-to-welfare-abolition
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