What can next government do to repair social safety net after 14 years of austerity cuts?

New blog from Professor of Social Policy at the University of Glasgow Sharon Wright on how the UK’s social security system has stopped tackling poverty –

‘When the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government came to power in 2010, they inherited a social security system in radically better shape than it is now. What happened?’

…reviewing the austerity years and recommending what the next government can do …

‘The next UK government must make emergency repairs to social security to halt harrowing declines in health and life expectancy. This should ensure a minimum acceptable standard of living, including restoring the value of benefits such as universal credit to cover the costs of living.’

More: https://theconversation.com/how-the-uks-social-security-system-stopped-tackling-poverty