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THE Claimants' Defence Committee established Oxford in the aftermath of the giant police swoop September 2 has taken up a number of demands One key issue is the way in which the scandalously low £18.50 per week allowance for the homeless with no fixed address effectively drives the poor to contemplate any possible means of obtaining more Another is the way in which such people are wide open to exploitation by unscrupulous, rack-renting The third is the cynical way in which Tory cutbacks and cash limits in the civil service have cut DHSS staff to the point that even statutory requirementsjto make 'urgent needs' payments are not being fulfilled - and the need to campaign jointly with the CPSA and other unions for an increase in staff.

And the fourth is the lessons of the Oxford swoop and the ensuing 'conveyor belt' trials for claimants • It is vital that this campaign receives the widest support from CLPs, union branches and unemployed workers' organisations. Donations and affiliations are Once the immediate tasks of defending those appearing in court have been completed, it will be important to ensure that a full and documented labour movement inquiry be mounted into the raid, the denial of civil liberties to those held in the bogus "Social Security' office, and the issues behind the Contact Oxford CDC, c/o 'B' Block, 44b Princes St, Oxford. Open meetings every Saturday morning, 1am. Affiliation £5, donations welcomed. national significance.

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