UK saw ‘almost third of population enter poverty at least once in four years’
Nearly a third of people in the UK have fallen into poverty at least once in four years, according to new figures. Women are more at risk of experiencing longer
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Welsh older people’s commissioner responds to poverty report
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has voiced her support for a new report highlighting the plight of many poverty-stricken pensioners. The report, from charity Independent Age, suggests thousands of
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Northern cities dominate poverty tables but South faces ‘hidden black spots’
Northern cities are home to the highest numbers of vulnerable children and families but southern and coastal areas are facing “hidden” poverty, analysis shows. The cities in the North of
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National Insurance not to be converted into health and social care tax
The Government has ruled out converting National Insurance contributions into a special tax to fund health and social care. Treasury spokesman Lord Ashton of Hyde said the Government had no
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No further raid on welfare spending as charities welcome Government U-turn
New Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb has said there will be no further raid on welfare spending to fund the £4 billion black hole in the Budget left by
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Stephen Crabb appointed to succeed IDS as Work and Pensions Secretary
As a Tory secretary of state for Labour-voting Wales, he was once described as having the “loneliest job in politics”. But with his appointment as Work and Pensions Secretary, Stephen
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CPAG In Scotland announce details of annual conference and exhibition
The Child Poverty Actiion Group have announced details of their Scottish annual conference which will take place on Friday 10 June. The conference will take place on Friday 10 June and
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Disabled ask ‘proud’ Iain Duncan Smith how he can sleep after new benefits cuts
Iain Duncan Smith has insisted he is “proud” of his welfare record after disabled people questioned how he sleeps at night following fresh benefits cuts. The Work and Pensions Secretary
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South-east England escaping ‘relatively lightly’ from Government welfare cuts
Government welfare reforms will “further entrench deep-seated regional inequalities across Britain”, campaigners have claimed after a new report said poorer areas will be hit hardest by new changes. The research
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Scottish Gov to set up new benefits agency to administer payments
A new delivery agency will be set up to administer social security payments worth £2.7 billion when they are devolved to Scotland. Speaking in the first Scottish Parliament debate on
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