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THE coronavirus crisis has not just been a public health emergency but a social emergency too. So it should have been a moment to bring society together to rebuild our social security system to ensure that everyone had the support needed to get through this crisis and beyond.
Yet many have been thrown into even greater hardship while the government has chosen to simply wash its hands of its responsibility to support them.
Take the benefits that millions survive on. This week those benefits were increased by just 37p a week for those on so-called “legacy benefits.”
Behind the confusing language of legacy benefits lies real human suffering. Over two million people, the majority of whom are sick or disabled, rely on these benefits like Jobseekers’ Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance.