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Subject: poverty in the uk

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20 Mar 2013

Oxfam Budget Reaction on Overseas Aid and UK Poverty

In response to today's Budget and the announcement that the UK will reach 0.7% on overseas...

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05 Dec 2012

Oxfam responds to Chancellor's Autumn Statement

Responding to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Chris Johnes, Oxfam's Director of UK poverty,...

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10 Jul 2012

Oxfam response to the publication of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) Minimum Income Standard for the UK

The JRF's annual Minimum Income Standard (MIS) figures, published tonight, are defined by what...

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14 Jun 2012

Work no longer pays for Britons caught in "perfect storm" of falling incomes and rising costs

Charity warns "UK could return to inequality levels not seen since Victorian times" ...

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21 May 2012

'Austerity isn't working' eminent economists tell EU leaders

European leaders pushing austerity as the solution to the current economic crisis are guilty of...

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26 Apr 2012

Oxfam response: charity foodbank figures reveal double the demand for emergency food in the UK

New figures, published today by the Trussell Trust, reveal the number of people visiting foodbanks...

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21 Mar 2012

Budget fails to support squashed bottom, says Oxfam

In response to the Budget, Chris Johnes, Director of Oxfam's UK poverty programme, said: ...

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16 Mar 2012

Budget should raise new tax revenues from those who can afford it, not cut support further from those who can’t, says Oxfam

Charity says cuts to public services and welfare are unfairly impacting the 'squashed bottom' ...

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29 Feb 2012

Government changes to domestic worker visas could put thousands at risk of serious exploitation

Oxfam is warning that government plans announced today in Parliament, to change visa rules for...

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