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Fair Welfare campaign

Do you want to live in a society with a just, efficient welfare benefit system that supports those who need it, when they need it most? So does Citizens Advice. The Fair Welfare campaign 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

At the moment, our campaign is focusing on two key issues - Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Housing Benefit.

• Find our how you can help campaign for improvements to ESA.
• See how you can contribute to our campaign against proposed cuts to Housing Benefit

For more information about the campaign, please email Citizens Advice campaigns team

You can find out more on our work on ESA, Housing Benefit and other welfare benefits in our publications section:

• Universal Credit: an exploration and key questions - response to the Welfare Reform Bill
• Fair Welfare: supporting claimants into work ( 310kb) - report on 'back-to-work' support based on the results of a client survey
• The Coalition Budget and CSR - An analysis of key welfare changes and their impact on low income households
• Failed by the system - Why the Employment and Support Allowance isn't working for people living with cancer.
• Not working - CAB evidence on ESA work capapbility assessment.
• Limited capability - CAB evidence on the first year of employment and support allowance administration.

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