Monthly Archives: May 2013

Brighton Action for Benefit Justice! Friday 31 May

Only last month Brighton & Hove City Council were patting themselves on the back for their stand against the bedroom tax. But far from opposing this assault on the poorest, the Council has in fact started threatening them with court … Continue reading

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Hollingdean: Hands Off Our Homes / Fight For Our Benefits!

In early May, Stephanie Bottrill of Solihull killed herself by walking into the path of a lorry.  In a note left for her children, she wrote simply: “Don’t blame yourself for me ending my life. The only people to blame … Continue reading

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Bedroom Tax: Lobby & Deputation at Brighton Housing Committee 8/5/13

Report on the Deputation to the Housing Committee   (Dave Bangs, Brighton Bedroom Tax Victims Support Group) The Brighton Housing Committee met on 8th May to consider the Green’s very poor report on the bedroom tax…but with a positive and … Continue reading

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An open letter to members of Brighton & Hove Council Housing Committee

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING COMMITTEE FROM BRIGHTON BENEFITS CAMPAIGN & BRIGHTON BEDROOM TAX VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP We urge all councillors on the Housing Committee to honour the no eviction promise made … Continue reading

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HANDS OFF OUR HOMES: LOBBY BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING COMMITTEE 8/5/13

The bedroom tax is the latest in a series of attacks on housing rights which have targeted those most in need. Cuts & caps to benefits have already hit private tenants & mortgage-payers,  & are now being aimed at social … Continue reading

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