Noon Friday 26th June – Demonstrate at Chris Murray MP Office, 190 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh EH15 1EX. The UK government announced in the Autumn 2025 budget that VAT and Insurance Premium Tax will be added to the leases of cars on the Motability Scheme from 1st of July 2026. Motability cars are a lifeline…Read moreRead more
Stop Cuts To The Motability Scheme
Join the Solidarity Stall at Leith jobcentre
Thursday 18th June 2pm Join us at the Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty stall to give solidarity to claimants, we will be leafleting outside Leith jobcentre on Thursday 18th June from 2pm till approx 3.30pm (199 Commercial St, Edinburgh EH6 6QP) Along with our leaflets on resisting sanctions and claimants’ rights, we will have leaflets and…Read moreRead more
MASS RECRUITMENT OF FRAUD INVESTIGATORS AT LEITH JOBCENTRE AS ”FRAUD ACT” BECOMES LAW
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act, which became law on 3rd December, introduces new powers to improve the ability of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (“DWP”) to ‘tackle fraud and error in the social security system’. ( See also this link ) In its press release dated 30 April 2025 the DWP…Read moreRead more
Holiday break for Tuesday support sessions
As usual the volunteers who staff the Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty weekly support sessions will be taking a break over the winter holiday period. Our last support session of 2025 will be Tuesday 16th December and the sessions start again on Tuesday 6th January 2026, and will continue to run every Tuesday. If you need…Read moreRead more
“FESTIVAL OF DEATH” AT EDINBURGH MP’S OFFICE
Protestors held a “Festival of Death” at Edinburgh Labour MP Ian Murray’s office on Saturday 31st May to oppose the UK government’s cuts to disability benefits. Demonstrators plastered the office of the Secretary of State for Scotland with posters proclaiming “CUTTING DISABILITY BENEFITS KILLS”. One protester was dressed as the Grim Reaper to emphasise the…Read moreRead more