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March 20, 2020 · Campaigning | Covid-19 | Disability Rights | ESA & PIP | Housing & homelessness | Housing Benefit | Latest News | Private Rented Sector project | Right to Reside | Universal Credit

Z2K Covid-19 – Emergency Social Security & Housing Actions

The arrival of Coronavirus in the UK has become an unprecedented crisis. Huge numbers of people are expected to become ill, and many more unable to work as they self-isolate to protect themselves and others.

March 6, 2020 · Community | Housing & homelessness | Latest News

Press release: In memory of our founder, Rev Paul Nicolson

Z2K is deeply saddened to hear of the death of our founder, Rev Paul Nicolson.  Paul was an absolutely tireless campaigner against the scourge of poverty in the UK, and especially against the recent cuts to Social Security benefits that have caused so much of it.

February 19, 2020 · Blog | Campaigning | Disability Rights | Ella Abraham | Housing & homelessness | Universal Credit

Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State – or at least that bit DWP wants you to see

Why the total absence of disabled and ill people from BBC’s 3-part documentary Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State accurately reflects Government’s attitude towards people living in the most vulnerable situations

February 10, 2020 · Benefit Cap | Blog | Housing & homelessness | Housing Benefit | Private Rented Sector project | Rose Bernstein | Universal Credit

The grim reality of homelessness, sofa-surfing and the sharp end of renting in London

At Z2K we’ve begun a new project looking to amplify the voices of some of our clients. Rose and John co-write this piece detailing John's experiences of homelessness, sofa-surfing, and sharp end of renting in London.

January 10, 2020 · Benefit Cap | Blog | Housing & homelessness | Housing Benefit | Natasha Cross | Private Rented Sector project | Universal Credit

£20 a week to live on: what happens when the double whammy of Universal Credit and the Benefit Cap hits

For some people, the double whammy of moving to Universal Credit and being hit by the Benefit Cap, leaves them destitute and poverty stricken. Alex* is a prime example of this as he was left with just £20 per week to live on.

November 18, 2019 · Blog | Campaigning | Complaints | Disability Rights | Housing & homelessness | Universal Credit

Why the ASA ruling on the DWP Universal Credit advertisements is a massive win for advice workers and the thousands of people they help navigate the benefits system

"To spend £225k of public money - according to the government’s own figures – on a deceitful PR exercise when people are literally starving is unforgivable, and they must be held to account." Raji reflects on the ASA ruling on the DWP Universal Credits Ads and what needs to happen next.

October 31, 2019 · Bailiff reform | Benefit Cap | Blog | Campaigning | Council Tax Support | Disability Rights | ESA & PIP | Housing & homelessness | Housing Benefit | Private Rented Sector project | Raji Hunjan | Universal Credit

This General Election must be about more than just Brexit. For Z2K, it is the fight against poverty and urging all political leaders to listen to the voices of those who have been most let down by a failing Social Security system

October 31, 2019 · Campaigning | Complaints | Disability Rights | Housing & homelessness | Latest News | Universal Credit

PRESS RELEASE: The Truth is out. Anti-poverty charity, Z2K complaint against the DWP Universal Credit “Myth Busting” Campaign is upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority

Today, Z2K can confirm that it was right to demand that the Government is held to account for its nine week ad campaign in The Metro earlier this year, in which it repeatedly misled the public on Universal Credit.  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that there is simply no evidence to back the Department for Work & Pensions’ (DWP’s) claims about people being better off on Universal Credit.

October 4, 2019 · Housing & homelessness | Latest News | Private Rented Sector project | Raji Hunjan

UPDATE: London Housing Panel

Z2K CEO and Chair of the London Housing Panel, Raji, provides an update on what has been happening since June

September 30, 2019 · Bailiff reform | Benefit Cap | Campaigning | Disability Rights | ESA & PIP | Housing & homelessness | Latest News | Universal Credit | Work & Pensions Select Committee

Ending DWP’s “hostile environment” against disabled people – Labour Conference Fringe

This year, Z2K hosted a fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference to discuss what more can be done by the voluntary sector, local government and the Labour Movement to force DWP to make fundamental reforms to the disability benefit assessments and help those claimants affected in the meantime.

September 27, 2019 · Benefit Cap | Campaigning | Disability Rights | ESA & PIP | Housing & homelessness | Latest News | Raji Hunjan | Universal Credit

PRESS RELEASE | Z2K Responds to the announcement that Labour will scrap Universal Credit

Raji Hunjan, CEO: "Universal Credit is based on the prejudices of its architects – that everyone can + should work + that those who are not should be forced to do so", she continues, “Amongst Z2K’s clients, disabled + seriously unwell people have been particularly badly affected by Universal Credit... Labour is absolutely right to call for an end to this social experiment on the nation’s poorest.”

September 27, 2019 · Blog | Housing & homelessness | Marc Francis | Private Rented Sector project

Westminster Homelessness Strategy: why more ambition is needed

In this piece, Marc reflects on Westminster City Council's Homelessness Strategy 2019 - 2024, Supreme Court judgements and why there must be more ambition to deliver more genuinely affordable social housing