THE TORY ATTACKS on womens rights to go out to work are being extendea to attacks on reported on une starting prove they are available for work.
But how many of us CLIC CYCLe of the daily misery which single mothers claiming benefit have been battered by their - have been going through since another of proposals WCIC sneaked through by the government in November 1980?
Wandsworth Womens Aid have just published a pamphlet which tells the truth about women driven out of their by violent men.
Single mothers, especially women who nave been forcea to leave home because of batterme, are depenaent on sup plementary benefit their main source of in CULLIC. When they leave home because of violence, they are able to take very little with them. They are afraid to go back for their belongings. Because of this they need Emergency Payments and other lump sum benetits to help them start off a new life.
Under a new law, passwomen claiming benefit. Two weeks ago Socialist Challenge proposals the Rayner report whereby women will lose benefit if they don't ed in November 1980, such payments are being drastically reduced Payments are no longer made at the discretion of the officers but according to a new set of rules which and to whom. Clothing and fuel allowances in particular are now expected to come out of the regular benefit payment.
For these women this means a choice between food or clothing since the paltry benefit payment will not stretch to both This is typical punitive behaviour a ment which wants every woman to be a patient and long suffering wife looking atter hearth and home and seeks to introduce DCLLY DULES HeRE women who don't do as they WallL.
These vicious, mean and spiteful attacks must be brought out into the open and fought against.
womans Right Benefit. Available Womens Grays Inn Road, WC1