Emma tears into Chancellor over tax credit cuts

Oct 27, 2015 | Homepage, Newsroom

Emma has demanded that George Osborne withdraw his plans to cut tax credits, saying the Chancellor’s plans would be devastating for thousands of working families in Shields, and would push children into poverty. Emma raised the issue at Treasury Questions, following...

Government agrees changes to make benefit sanctions fairer, following MPs’ campaign

Oct 23, 2015 | Homepage, Newsroom

Emma is one of a group of MPs who have won an important victory for people who have faced unfair sanctions from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee has convinced the Government to introduce a new ‘warning...

Government should abandon plans to cut Welfare-to-Work support for disabled people, Committee warns

Oct 21, 2015 | Newsroom

Emma was one of a cross-party group of MPs who warned against the Government’s plans to stop a specialist programme for supporting people with disabilities into work. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee today (Wednesday 20 October) published its...

Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on pension guidance

Oct 20, 2015 | Newsroom

This week the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee, which Emma is a member of, published its first report of the parliamentary session. On Monday the Committee published its report on Pensions freedom, guidance and advice, which looked at the pension reforms...

Time for action on funeral poverty, says Emma

Oct 16, 2015 | Homepage, Newsroom

Emma has repeated her call for the Government to reform state support for those in funeral poverty, saying that state support for the bereaved is failing to deal with the rising cost of funerals. Her remarks came in a parliamentary debate on funeral poverty this...