ISLANDERS will now be able to get hold of reusable period products and monthly supplies of pads and tampons as part of a government scheme to combat period poverty and reduce health inequalities. The scheme, launched as a pilot in September 2022, aimed to support those struggling with the cost of living and offer an […]
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Social Security are ‘writing off benefit overpayments’
BENEFIT overpayments resulting from government administration errors are being written off. Yesterday’s revelation in the States by Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham came in response to an oral question from Deputy Max Andrews. Deputy Feltham said there had been no announcement of the decision, which was made early in her time as Social Security Minister, […]
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Public sports centres will take cash again
VISITORS to Fort Regent, Springfield and Les Quennevais sports centres will once again be able to pay with cash from June, after politicians unanimously approved a States proposition. The 42 Members in the Chamber yesterday also agreed that the government must review current and planned policies regarding cash payments across sports facilities to ensure that […]
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A day in the life of an unpaid carer
LAST month, the JEP launched its #TimetoCare campaign, highlighting growing calls to improve support for unpaid carers with a focus on removing “discriminatory” legislation affecting the benefits available to them. At the centre of the campaign has been Islander Mark Jones, who lost his wife to cancer 13 years ago and is a full-time carer […]
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Minister to pursue minimum wage/living wage alignment
THE government has thrown out a report undertaken by ministers under the previous administration which found that aligning the minimum wage and living wage was neither “feasible or desirable”. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham delivered the message during States question time yesterday when asked by Deputy Hilary Jeune how plans were progressing to determine a […]
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Higher population needed for sustainable Island, Chamber chief says
THE government needs to work towards a higher population target which can sustain the Island’s needs rather than thinking in terms of restricting numbers, the Chamber of Commerce chief executive has said. Speaking at an All Island Media event on population, Murray Norton said that Jersey needed a population of around 116,000 to 118,000 by […]
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Islanders back calls to change law hitting carers
HUNDREDS of Islanders have thrown their support behind a campaign to overturn an “inhumane” rule which prevents benefits for carers being paid alongside a pension – with a senior scrutineer backing calls for the law to be changed. Mark Jones, who lost his wife to cancer 13 years ago and is a full-time carer to […]
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Arthur’s guide to hiding debt and Humphrey’s to the cost of caring
By Ben Shenton I WAS going to write about how the States of Jersey is looking to hide debt through the de-consolidation of 100% owned subsidies, using questionable – but legal – accounting practices. However, while very important, it was too boring, so I decided to write imaginary sketches based on two of my favourite […]
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Support and criticism for the Labour conference heckler
FALL-OUT continues from a Jersey student’s decision to heckle Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour Party conference this week. Daniel Riley, Reform Youth chair, has told the JEP that he would “100%” interrupt the Prime Minister again and his only regret was that he did not make his statement about the conflict in Gaza sooner […]
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Are we caring enough for the long term?
A STANDARD hourly rate for carers is to be introduced this week by the government as part of a “common-sense approach” to long-term care benefits. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham said the change would also ensure a “sustainable home-care sector”. With demand on the long-term-care sector expected to grow in the coming years, questions of […]
