{"id":6609,"date":"2015-03-16T20:47:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T20:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=6609"},"modified":"2021-01-13T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:41:55","slug":"uk-must-spend-more-on-the-vulnerable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2015\/03\/16\/uk-must-spend-more-on-the-vulnerable\/","title":{"rendered":"UK must spend more on the vulnerable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Again this is very important and worth a wider audience.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\"PoweredThis article titled “UK must spend more on the vulnerable” was written by , for The Guardian on Monday 16th March 2015 19.53 UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

Day in and day out, we work with hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children facing many difficulties like abuse and neglect at home or problems at school.  While the state currently spends nearly \u00a317bn per year on social problems affecting children and young people, the support they get is often too little, too late. ncreasing early help for families should be a top priority. It will save millions of children from suffering needless trauma and will save money in the long run. <\/p>\n

We want all political candidates in the 2015 general election to commit to championing early support for children and families.<\/p>\n

Our charities understand the pressures on vulnerable children and families. That is why we are committed to providing a range of services at an earlier stage that help children and families cope better with life\u2019s challenges. But we can\u2019t do this on our own.<\/p>\n

By making a commitment to early intervention, politicians can help lead a real, lasting, cost-effective transformation to the lives of vulnerable children across the UK, now and in the future.
Sir Tony Hawkhead<\/strong> Chief executive, Action for Children<\/em>
Javed Khan<\/strong> Chief executive, Barnardo\u2019s<\/em>
Matthew Reed<\/strong> Chief executive, The Children\u2019s Society<\/em>
Peter Wanless<\/strong> Chief executive, NSPCC<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 We write as organisations working with children and pensioners, disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, in- and out-of-work families, and those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. We have sent a letter to the leaders of the three main parties calling on them to commit to restore the value of all benefits, and to maintain this in real terms in the next parliament and beyond.<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s social security system provides essential support to many of the people with whom we work. It should guarantee their dignity, protect them against poverty, and enable them to have a basic standard of living. <\/p>\n

Adequate social security provision benefits all of society, not just those who rely on it at any one time. If we do not protect the value of all benefits, significant numbers of people will be unable to participate fully in society, an outcome that surely none of us desire.
Alison Garnham<\/strong> Chief executive, Child Poverty Action Group<\/em>
Caroline Abrahams<\/strong> Charity director, Age UK<\/em> <\/p>\n

Hel\u00e9na Herklots<\/strong> Chief executive, Carers UK<\/em><\/p>\n

Lesley-Anne Alexander CBE<\/strong> Chief executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People<\/em><\/p>\n

Jon Sparkes<\/strong> Chief executive, Crisis<\/em><\/p>\n

Matthew Reed<\/strong> Chief executive, The Children\u2019s Society<\/em>
Javed Khan<\/strong> Chief executive, Barnardos<\/em><\/p>\n

Mark Lever <\/strong>Chief executive, National Autism Society<\/em>
Disability Agenda Scotland<\/strong> (six member organisations)<\/em>
Jolanta Lasota<\/strong> Chief executive, Ambitious About Autism<\/em>
Fiona Weir<\/strong> Chief executive, Gingerbread<\/em>
Geraldine Blake<\/strong> Chief executive, Community Links<\/em>
Howard Sinclair<\/strong> Chief executive, St Mungos Broadway<\/em>
Sir Stuart Etherington<\/strong> Chief executive, National Council for Voluntary Organisations<\/em>
Liz Sayce OBE<\/strong> Chief executive, Disability Rights UK<\/em>
Rick Henderson<\/strong> Chief executive, Homeless Link<\/em>
Aaron Barbour<\/strong> Director, Katherine Low Settlement<\/em>
Andy Kerr<\/strong> Chief executive, Sense Scotland<\/em>
Anna Feuchtwang <\/strong>Chief executive, National Children\u2019s Bureau<\/em>
Marcus Roberts<\/strong> Chief executive, Drugscope<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 On 19 March I will protest against benefit sanctions with Unite Community<\/a> outside the DWP, whose ministers are in denial about the link between suicide and sanctions. Most people are in debt when the sanction stops all their income. Debt is unavoidable because housing and council tax benefits have been cut leaving the remaining benefit incomes in work and unemployment to pay the outstanding rent, created by the bedroom tax and \u00a3500 benefit cap,  and the council tax, plus court costs and bailiffs fees. Otherwise the sanction forces them into debt because they have no money on which to survive. That is the trap set by parliament for honest citizens who feel obliged to pay their debts; some despair and many call on their GPs. The NHS is now to receive an extra \u00a31.25bn for mental health services while the DWP is creating an ever greater demand for them. 
Rev Paul Nicolson<\/strong>
Taxpayers Against Poverty<\/em><\/p>\n

In answer to a parliamentary question by Stephen Timms MP, to the DWP, answered by Esther McVey MP, on how many people have been refused hardship payments since 2012, she answered that the information is not available. It is time that it was.
Gary Martin<\/strong>
London<\/em><\/p>\n

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