If people on benefits are struggling to quit smoking, then the cost-effective, compassionate solution is cessation support
This week, the Conservative Party to change benefits so that recipients get pre-paid cards that can’t be used for certain goods and services, including tobacco. In this blog, ASH Senior Policy Officer Noah Traill explains why the best solution is targeted quit support and access to free and cheap alternatives for those on low incomes or benefits.
The Vaping Products Duty comes in on 1 October - here's what you need to know
ASH explains what the incoming Vape Duty Tax means and how we should monitor its impact
We know smoking causes poverty. So why aren't we treating it like a cost-of-living issue?
Ending smoking would help to lift over a million households out of poverty, giving them desperately needed 'breathing space' in their finances. In this blog Senior Policy Officer Noah Traill explains how smoking contributes to financial hardship and how a roadmap to a smokefree country could eliminate this preventable contributor to the cost-of-living crisis.
From landmark legislation to local delivery: regional events to make the smokefree generation a success
ASH Stakeholder Engagement and Networks Coordinator, Michael Carr talks about why local and regional action is so important for the implementation of the ‘Smokefree Generation’ policy, and how ASH is supporting partners and stakeholders for a coordinated effort.
JTI’s illicit tobacco claims don’t add up
Last week, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) published findings from its latest survey, generating headlines in the retail press such as ‘Research shows illegal tobacco offered to nearly a third of UK public’. The headline claim made by JTI is that 31% of people in the UK have been offered illicit tobacco.
Yvette Cooper is Health Secretary: A look back at her work on tobacco control
Yvette Cooper has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. While her appointment marks a new chapter following her time as Foreign Secretary, it is also something of a homecoming.
