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‘£173m lost to Northern Ireland public purse’ over welfare reform deadlock

By The Press Association13th January 2017News Northern Ireland

Not implementing welfare reform has cost the public purse in Northern Ireland £173 million, the finance minister said. The money was deducted from the block grant which funds public services

‘Cruel’ child maintenance service charges earned Government £11.2 million

By The Press Association3rd January 2017News Scotland

Charges for people to use child maintenance services have been dubbed “cruel and callous” after it emerged they had earned the Government more than £11 million. SNP MP Angela Crawley

Government lost control of welfare reforms, says outgoing minister responsible

By The Press Association22nd December 2016News England

The Government lost control of its flagship welfare reforms to simplify the benefits system, according to the outgoing minister behind them. Conservative frontbencher Lord Freud said a “fundamental mistake” across

MP calls for benefit claimants’ ‘fit for work’ tests to be filmed

By The Press Association21st December 2016News England

Work capability assessments should be filmed to stop benefit claimants being “shamed”, a Tory MP has suggested. Tania Mathias said she had concerns about the way in which the assessments

Social mobility report ‘reveals worrying divisions in Britain’

By The Press Association16th November 2016News England

The “damning” findings of the review on social mobility highlight the “worrying” social divisions in modern Britain, MPs and charities have warned. Campaigners said “urgent” action was needed to put

‘Grave violations’ of rights of UK disabled people after welfare cuts, scathing UN report

By The Press Association8th November 2016News England

Welfare cuts have resulted in “grave or systematic violations” of the rights of disabled people in the UK, a United Nations inquiry has found. The scathing report by the UN

Gingerbread warn new benefit cap ‘likely to drive more single parents into poverty’

By The Press Association4th November 2016News England

Single parents of a young child make up more than half of households affected by a new benefit cap, research shows. The Gingerbread group said 43,700 single parents with a

Benefit claimants in Scotland ‘to lose more than £2bn under welfare reforms’

By The Press Association2nd November 2016News Scotland

Benefit claimants in Scotland are projected to lose out on more than £2 billion a year under UK Government welfare reforms, according to a new report. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam

Government pledge to tackle ‘prejudices’ stopping disabled people from finding work

By The Press Association31st October 2016News England

Ministers are promising to confront the “prejudices and misunderstandings” preventing people with disabilities and long-term health conditions from finding work with the publication of wide-ranging proposals to help more back

More than six million families struggling with debt worries, charity warns

By The Press Association27th October 2016News England

More than 6.5 million households across Britain are in debt or face the prospect of falling into debt within a month should they lose their jobs or face a large

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‘£173m lost to Northern Ireland public purse’ over welfare reform deadlock

‘Cruel’ child maintenance service charges earned Government £11.2 million

Government lost control of welfare reforms, says outgoing minister responsible

MP calls for benefit claimants’ ‘fit for work’ tests to be filmed

Social mobility report ‘reveals worrying divisions in Britain’

‘Grave violations’ of rights of UK disabled people after welfare cuts, scathing UN report

Gingerbread warn new benefit cap ‘likely to drive more single parents into poverty’

Benefit claimants in Scotland ‘to lose more than £2bn under welfare reforms’

Government pledge to tackle ‘prejudices’ stopping disabled people from finding work

More than six million families struggling with debt worries, charity warns

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

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‘£173m lost to Northern Ireland public purse’ over welfare reform deadlock

‘Cruel’ child maintenance service charges earned Government £11.2 million

Government lost control of welfare reforms, says outgoing minister responsible

MP calls for benefit claimants’ ‘fit for work’ tests to be filmed

Social mobility report ‘reveals worrying divisions in Britain’

‘Grave violations’ of rights of UK disabled people after welfare cuts, scathing UN report

Gingerbread warn new benefit cap ‘likely to drive more single parents into poverty’

Benefit claimants in Scotland ‘to lose more than £2bn under welfare reforms’

Government pledge to tackle ‘prejudices’ stopping disabled people from finding work

More than six million families struggling with debt worries, charity warns