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STUDENTS on social work courses are calling on Labour to make reforming bursaries in England a priority for their general election manifesto.
Bursaries for social work students in England are currently distributed unequally and only around one in six students benefit from them as they are limited in number, analysis of government data shows.
The funding for current bursaries has been frozen for over eight years, resulting in a real-terms cut in support for many students.
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Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE