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CAB Fair Welfare campaign

1 December 2010

Citizens Advice has launched a Fair Welfare campaign which is calling for a welfare benefits and tax credits system which:

• acts as a safety net to prevent anyone in the UK living in poverty
• is transparent and flexible, so that everyone can understand what they’re entitled to and how to claim it
• features good decision-making and administration to ensure people get the money they’re entitled to quickly and efficiently
• supports people to move into appropriate work, and makes work pay
• ensures more people receive the benefits and tax credits to which they are entitled
• provides housing benefit that helps give everyone access to affordable, secure homes
• allows for the write-off of old tax credit overpayment debt
• has a social fund that is accessible to all who need it.

How you can help

You can find out more about supporting the campaign on the citizen’s advice website.

More information

• citizen’s advice website

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