Archive for August 2025

Between 60 and 65 percent of customers at the Fuerte Meat Market in East Chicago, Indiana, use SNAP benefits. Indiana is among several states restricting the purchase of sugary foods with nutrition assistance funds.

Ben Schlesinger survived the war through the ingenuity of his stepmother, his own faith and initiative and the help of Jewish organizations around the world that serendipitously came at the right time. He became a renowned professor of social work, applying his passion for family to those he helped. He was the first social work professor in Canada to be elected as a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

A report commissioned by ministers said the Adult Disability Payment was a “great foundation” which was “significantly more compassionate” than benefits on offer in the rest of the UK. However, it said too many disabled people still found the system difficult to navigate, and said eligibility criteria should be reviewed. As it stands, the number of people claiming the payment is forecast to grow from 379,000 in 2024-25 to 703,000 in 2030-31.

The documents are being assessed by the Truth Recovery Independent Panel. More than 10,000 women and girls passed through around a dozen “mother-and-baby” institutions between the 1920s and the 1990s. In Northern Ireland, there were also three Magdalene Laundries – in effect, workhouses where women and girls were made to carry out demanding duties. The institutions were mainly run by religious organisations.

The Cunliffe Review published its findings last week, recommending that water firms be issued fines to finance the replacement of Ofwat with a new regulator that will try to tackle ever-increasing pollution and spiralling bills. But attempting to fix the water industry through regulation is like trying to fix a burst pipe with a small piece of duct tape; it cannot stem the tide when the root cause of the problem is privatisation itself.

SWAS aims to provide South Asian practitioners with a space to share experiences and challenge the stereotypes that afflict practice with people from similar backgrounds