Saving Our Safety Net - TUC Campaign

Saving Our Safety Net is campaign launched by the TUC which highlight how government welfare reforms are undermining safety net protection for working people. People who lose their jobs will be forced to wait more than five weeks before they get any help from the government. The five-week wait will apply to anyone making a new claim, however long they have held their job or however much National Insurance they have contributed. 

The controversial new plans, part of Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare ‘reforms’, will see families already reeling from austerity forced to food banks.

Take Action: Stop the Five-Week Wait

Please sign this petition to tell Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to drop the “five-week wait”. Read More

Watch: How long could you wait?

Watch our short animation about the government's proposals to make people wait at least five weeks before they get any financial help, under Universal Credit. Read More

Your Opinions

We took to the streets to find out what you think about the five-week wait. Read More

Resources

Find out how to get copies of the Saving Our Safety Net magazine and download a copy of our new research report, 'Universal Credit: the problem of delay in benefit payments.' Read More

www.savingoursafetynet.org