Universal Credit claimants in Plymouth could get extra help with rent costs
The council is urging those who rent in the city to look into whether this payment could help them
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Housing benefit claimants in parts of Merseyside more likely to be subject to the bedroom tax than those in other parts of the country
More than 11,000 of Liverpool’s poorest families are having their housing benefit reduced because of the bedroom tax
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Opinion: Women are bearing the brunt of the Covid crisis and need help by Hannah Bardell MP CRISES aren’t selective when it comes to making an impact on the world and COVID-19 is no exception. Millions of women across the globe in economies of every size are losing income and both unpaid care and their domestic work burden has exploded. According to UN Women, whilst everyone is facing unprecedented challenges, women are bearing the brunt of the economic and social fallout of COVID-19. Women who are poor and marginalized face an even higher risk of COVID-19 transmission and fatalities, loss of livelihood, and increased violence. Globally, 70% of health workers and first responders are women and yet they are not at par with their male counterparts. At 28% the gender pay gap in the health sector is higher than the overall gender pay gap (16%).