Former Coronation Street actor calls for more support, as survey finds lack of safety net for self-employed creatives
More financial support should be available to artists in the periods where they are not working, the former Coronation Street actor Julie Hesmondhalgh has said, as research revealed universal credit is pushing the creative workforce into destitution.
The study by the performing arts union Equity and the University of Warwick found that of those subject to the universal credit rule known as the “minimum income floor” (MIF) – which reduces the amount of support that self-employed creatives are eligible for – 41% had gone without essential items such as food or utilities.
RT @SusanChubb1: @DisRightsUK Cruelty for the sake of it. Absolute failure of Government and opposition, the entire Universal credit system…
Posted on: 2023-05-31 17:35
@DWPgovuk @MelJStride They using children to implement their universal credit digital system agenda for all of us.
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@Lukewearechange All parts of ESG - Social Credit Score System - Universal Basic Income. If you don't go along wi… https://t.co/fSHCUSv4sp
Posted on: 2023-05-31 15:47
A B C plan. All running on time & as expected. First you brake them. Then you introduce CBDCs & Social Credit… https://t.co/YTIJxGeSV7
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RT @Soc_of_Authors: 'The average earnings in the cultural and creative industries were £15,270 – dramatically below the median pay for UK f…
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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@Samfr I think a lot of tory policy was based on stereotypes and a belief that 00s tabloid reporting was accurate.… https://t.co/ygdP8V1emC
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RT @ArtsPro: APNews: Universal Credit system pushing creative sector workers into deep financial hardship, research finds @warwickuni @Equi…
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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@RishiSunak Is there an election coming up or something? You guys are really shoving out a lot of sticking plaster… https://t.co/rhTu1DVMWT
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RT @VividRicky: Universal Credit was supposedly designed to make things easier...so people can ‘navigate’ the system better! When talking a…
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RT @cdbirt: For UKG this means guaranteeing that universal credit system at the very least provides the essentials that we all need - https…
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For UKG this means guaranteeing that universal credit system at the very least provides the essentials that we all… https://t.co/m2iyHv8KlO
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @Z2K_trust: If this is all DWP can say in response to repeated, consistent evidence of its failings, it's not serious about fixing its b…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @Z2K_trust: If this is all DWP can say in response to repeated, consistent evidence of its failings, it's not serious about fixing its b…
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RT @DrHeidiAshton: Universal credit system not working for artists, says Julie Hesmondhalgh - findings from my research with @EquityUK -…
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If this is all DWP can say in response to repeated, consistent evidence of its failings, it's not serious about fix… https://t.co/MSNY2CtQbK
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Universal Credit was supposedly designed to make things easier...so people can ‘navigate’ the system better! When t… https://t.co/JxwKMU8C7M
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RT @ArtsPro: APNews: Universal Credit system pushing creative sector workers into deep financial hardship, research finds @warwickuni @Equi…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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RT @SmithTonyD: Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’t you da…
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Ahem, excuse me, who designed the Universal Credit system with its month wait for payment in the first place?! Don’… https://t.co/vfD3TxiWWB
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RT @medrededeng: South African's so worried about loadshedding, they fail to see the tools for the universal social credit system being rol…
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South African's so worried about loadshedding, they fail to see the tools for the universal social credit system be… https://t.co/YL4lrZwH3z
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And when is the other foot gonna drop? If Childcare allowance goes up, are they gonna scrape back the additional fr… https://t.co/KytOSDZLUx
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RT @alicenut1: This. Universal credit system not working for artists, says Julie Hesmondhalgh https://t.co/rYkCrDFD6v
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RT @tbtpeters: New @EquityUK research on artists' experiences of the social security system shows that it is pushing creatives into destitu…
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RT @alicenut1: This. Universal credit system not working for artists, says Julie Hesmondhalgh https://t.co/rYkCrDFD6v
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RT @alicenut1: This. Universal credit system not working for artists, says Julie Hesmondhalgh https://t.co/rYkCrDFD6v
Posted on: 2023-05-30 21:45
RT @RealBankReform: What do we need? How about a stable banking system, “essential services—such as deposits, money transfers, and credit—o…
Posted on: 2023-05-30 21:45
RT @ArtsPro: APNews: Universal Credit system pushing creative sector workers into deep financial hardship, research finds @warwickuni @Equi…
Posted on: 2023-05-30 20:54
New changes to DWP telephone system over next three years due to start with Universal Credit https://t.co/U5yuaFXbyT
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What do we need? How about a stable banking system, “essential services—such as deposits, money transfers, and cred… https://t.co/NwfJp5GGVL
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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RT @ArtsPro: APNews: Universal Credit system pushing creative sector workers into deep financial hardship, research finds @warwickuni @Equi…
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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Couldn't agree more: Universal credit system not working for artists, says Julie Hesmondhalgh https://t.co/ZrphpBDiDl
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RT @OPFS: The benefits system has undergone a big change recently. We can help you to understand what you're entitled to, including Unive…
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