Wefare benefits changes and cuts - Please document your experiences..

PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY

 

Since the benefit cuts and changes came in from April 2013 we know churches and community groups have been working to help people who are having difficulty with their claims, with their payments, and with their budgets.

 

As the pilot stage of what we hope will become a national research project for Church Urban Fund we are asking clergy and organisations supporting claimants across the Diocese of Blackburn / Lancashire (+ Blackpool & Blackburn) this year.

 

Naturally every story should be kept anonymous... and no individual client should be identifiable from your accounts. We simply want to monitor and report on the patterns that are emerging.

 

There is a simple online form you can complete for each case you would like to tell us about...  You can find it at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/storiesfromprestonbenefitcuts

 

Please take a few minutes to look at the survey and to help us collect this important information.

 

Apologies if you receive this email more than once... We are circulating it widely through our own and other community mailing lists. 

 

Shalom

Greg Smith

Development Co-ordinator Together Lancashire / Preston Christian Action Network

Phone - Mobile 07726177044

Together Lancashire, registered office Church House, Blackburn BB1 5AA

Registered Charity no 1147848 Registered company no 07966145

Together Lancashire Website http://www.cuf.org.uk/together-lancashire

See also PCAN Website www.pcan.org.uk or and

BLOG http://prestonchristianactionnetwork.blogspot.com/ (you can sign up there to receive news and information updates by email)