It would definitely go a long way to helping. The problem is that, while a lot of Labour’s policies have been “holistic” this has been rather rushed and all the necessary parts of the puzzle aren’t in place.
To pull this off you’d need:
Far better uptake of Pension Credit - I may run a quick informal “class” in my local at the weekend (we’ve previously done things like screenshots and reaction emojis).
A New Green Deal focused on those receiving benefits, the elderly in energy inefficient housing and renters.
That would get address a lot of the concerns raised but would require medium to long term changes. Perhaps an appeals process could help sort out those who fall between various stools.
It would definitely go a long way to helping. The problem is that, while a lot of Labour’s policies have been “holistic” this has been rather rushed and all the necessary parts of the puzzle aren’t in place.
To pull this off you’d need:
That would get address a lot of the concerns raised but would require medium to long term changes. Perhaps an appeals process could help sort out those who fall between various stools.