The Chancellor has promised a “crackdown” on fraud in the welfare system but the Government’s plan to carry on with benefit reforms previously announced by the Conservatives to save £3
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Extra cash coming to Scotland as a result of Rachel Reeves’s Budget will not be used to scrap the two-child limit on some benefits or end means-testing for winter fuel
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Tackling child poverty through measures such as scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap “would likely” improve child health and address regional inequalities, new research has suggested. The Labour Government
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Children are being failed in “dual crises of poverty and mental health”, according to charities which have ramped up calls for the Government to scrap the two-child benefit limit. The
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Sir Keir Starmer vowed to tackle child poverty “with the same vigour” as the last Labour government when challenged over his refusal to immediately axe the two-child benefit cap. His
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The seven Labour MPs who defied the Government by backing an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap have lost the whip. Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain,
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Sir Keir Starmer said there is “no silver bullet” to end child poverty but that “it’s good that we’re having a debate” about the two-child benefit cap as he faces
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A joined-up work and health support service to help the long-term sick back into work will be piloted in 15 areas of England, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has
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The Work and Pensions Secretary has refused to set out which health conditions will no longer result in access to sickness benefits, as part of the Government’s major welfare reforms.
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Leading mental health and poverty charities and unions have strongly criticised Rishi Sunak’s planned welfare reforms as “deeply damaging” and an “irresponsible war of words”. The Prime Minister announced a
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