A family of eight are living on less than £1.60 a day after they were incorrectly told to claim Universal Credit, an MP has claimed. Labour’s Grahame Morris (Easington) said
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Around 30,000 people with mental illness will spend Christmas with the prospect of a tribunal hanging over them, having attempted to claim disability benefits, campaigners have said. Analysis of Government
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A “turning point” has been reached in the fight against poverty following the first sustained increases in child and pensioner poverty for 20 years, according to a new report. The
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Terminally ill people should stop being forced to “self-certify” they have only months to live in order to claim Universal Credit, an SNP MP will tell the Commons. Drew Hendry
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Nearly a third of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) have had their initial claim for disability benefits rejected after the system was reformed, campaigners have warned. Data obtained by
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Some banks have been told not to lend money to anyone claiming Universal Credit, an SNP MP has claimed. Philippa Whitford added that claimants looking for loans could be driven
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Labour have joined campaigners in rounding on a flagship reform to sickness and disability benefits, after it emerged 18,000 new claimants with the worst conditions each year will no longer
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Shelter says its free helpline received a cry for help every 22 seconds during its busiest times last Christmas – and it fears the situation could be worse this winter.
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Changes to the Government’s flagship welfare scheme are to be made after strong criticism that low income families were suffering. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that the wait for the initial
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The poorest in society are being hit the hardest by the Government’s tax and welfare changes, the official equality watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said
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