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
Join the Solidarity Stall at Leith jobcentre
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
STOP BENEFIT CUTS!
Festival of Death: 2.45pm Sat 31 May – Ian Murray MP’s office, 31 Minto Street Edinburgh EH9 2BT The Austerity Resistance Front is fighting against deadly disability benefit cuts, by holding a Festival of Death outside Labour MP Ian Murray’s office! Join us for disruptive festivities, live music, and popular outrage! Info on location of…Read moreRead more