Category - welfare

Kirk minister speaks out for people living on benefits

agency reporter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:26:37 +0000

A senior Church of Scotland minister has today called on the government to review the provision of benefits so that those in need are properly supported.

Benefit reforms attack the poorest and most vulnerable says church group

staff writers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:57:58 +0100

Far-reaching proposals to force the long-term unemployed to work for their benefits were condemned yesterday by a church agency. Church Action on Poverty expressed concern that new welfare reforms would increase exclusion

Gordon Brown’s search for purpose

Simon Barrow — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:59:27 +0100

Gordon Brown's recent poll humiliations have left him seeking to rebuild support, says Simon Barrow. The 'faith constituency' is one that he has a particular interest in - and it won't go away.

A real agency of transformation

Simon Barrow — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:53:01 +0100

'A love genuinely lived by a people joined to Christ for the sake of the world' is how Simon Barrow defines the mission of the church. It is about something more transformatory than projects or agencies alone, he says.

Charity and the churches

Press Office — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:44:58 +0100

Commenting on the disagreement between the Charity Commission and the authors of the new report Moral, But No Compass on the church and welfare, the religion and society think tank Ekklesi

Welfare should be based on fairness

Press Office — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:30:42 +0100

Responding to the Labour Party's new consultation with faith communities, launched by the Prime Minister at a reception at Number 10 Downing Street, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia ha

Labour consultation with faith groups raises critical questions

staff writers — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:27:51 +0100

PM Gordon Brown has launched a new consultation involving the Labour Party, churches and faith communities. It will focus on identifying the values held in common by different faiths and beliefs - ones that also echo with the non-religious.

Church and welfare debate continues as new report is published

staff writers — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:38:17 +0100

The Cambridge-based Von Hugel Institute's report on church, government and social welfare is creating a lively media and political talking point following its launch in London yesterday.

A wonky church and welfare debate

Simon Barrow — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:07:04 +0100

When it comes to religion and public life, there is frequently unhelpful confusion in the debate, says Simon Barrow. Initial responses to the Von Hugel report on church and welfare illustrate this.

The churches and public service provision

Simon Barrow — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:11:44 +0100

The new Cambridge report on church, government and public welfare (Moral, But No Compass) raises plenty of important questions - which the immediate media furore is in danger of missing or distorting.