Tenants receiving Universal Credit are collectively in £24 million worth of rent arrears, housing associations have warned. The findings were compiled from surveys of 118 housing associations across Britain. They
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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford urged the Conservatives to “press the reset button” on austerity and learn from the Scottish Government on economic policy. Mr Blackford contrasted the policies implemented
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Esther McVey has been forced to issue an embarrassing apology to MPs after a public row with Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The Work and Pensions Secretary said she had “inadvertently misled”
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The rising cost of transport, childcare and energy has hit people who are struggling to get by, leaving low-income families needing a third more money to make ends meet, according
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Mandatory job seeking requirements for lone parents claiming benefits negatively affects mental health, researchers have found. Under the lone parent obligations rule, single parents must seek work as a condition
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More than 70,000 families lost benefits worth up to £2,780 a year in the first 12 months of operation of the new two-child cap, according to official figures. Campaigners called
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More than 2.5 million households in England are struggling to pay their energy bills, figures from the Government show. Some 11.1% of English households – 2.55 million – faced heating
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Parents could face having to find hundreds of pounds upfront for childcare under the controversial Universal Credit scheme, according to a charity. Save the Children has warned there is a
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Ministers were accused of being in “absolute denial” over their flagship benefit scheme after Esther McVey hailed it for showcasing “British innovation”. The Work and Pensions Secretary gave a ministerial
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Many adults with mental health problems could find themselves significantly more likely to end up in poverty than those without longstanding health issues, a report suggests. The Institute for Fiscal
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