#toryinhumanity — Public Fediverse posts

'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'

'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #Carers

#RNLI-#BorderForce row reveals ‘chaos’ in #MaritimeRescue before #Channel tragedy

Questions about #UKCoastguard’s reliance on charity after #lifeboat volunteers asked to cover for Border Force to aid stricken vessel
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/03/rnli-lifeboats-coastguard-border-force-channel-tragedy-migrants
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
#HMCoastguard #ToryInhumanity

#BorderForce #MentalHealth absences rose 45% as #ChannelDeaths increased

Exclusive: #FoI request reveals #HomeOffice paid £133,000 to charity for support for frontline staff amid surge in agency’s absences
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/19/border-force-staff-given-mental-health-support-as-channel-deaths-rose-home-office
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Immigration #ToryInhumanity #TheCrueltyIsThePoint