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Average worker would need 400 years to benefit from pensions tax cut – analysis

By Sophie Wingate, Reporter13th April 2023News England

Workers with average earnings would have to save for 400 years to benefit from Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut for people with pension pots worth more than £1 million, Labour has

Charity calls for new carers’ benefit to be extended to pensioners in Scotland

By The Press Association29th March 2023News Scotland

A charity has called for a new benefit to be paid to older adult unpaid carers receiving the State Pension after 82% of them said in a new report that

Government’s back-to-work reforms have left disabled people anxious, MPs told

By Aine Fox, Reorter29th March 2023News England

Proposed reforms aimed at getting more people into work have left disabled people feeling anxious and could expose them to bad practice, MPs have heard. Changes outlined by the Government

‘650,000 including surgery patients could lose support under welfare reforms’, think tank warns

By Aine Fox, Reorter15th March 2023News England

More than half a million people on benefits – including those recovering from surgery – are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the Government’s welfare

Engage: Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that

By Anna Barford and Mia Gray, University of Cambridge18th November 2022Engage

Many people on low incomes will have breathed a sigh of relief when the UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt announced, in his autumn statement on November 17 2022, that he would

Government must reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report

By Jemma Crew, Reporter16th November 202221st November 2022News England

The Government must “begin reversing the family poverty crisis” by increasing child benefit and making changes to ensure children in larger families are not penalised, a new report warns. Even

Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts

By Danny Dorling, University of Oxford6th October 2022Engage

Cuts to public services and living standards across Britain from 2010 contributed to 335,000 excess deaths – twice as many as previously thought, according to new research. These austerity measures

PM refuses to rule out return to austerity or say whether benefits will be kept in line with inflation

By David Hughes and Sam Blewett, Reporters4th October 2022News England

Liz Truss stressed she must take a “responsible” approach to the public finances, as she faces a Cabinet split and a fresh battle with Tory rebels fighting real-terms cuts to

‘Devastating’ if Tories break promise to increase benefits in line with inflation

By Jemma Crew, Reporter29th September 2022News England

Failing to meet a commitment to increase benefits in line with inflation would lead to disabled people “starving and freezing in their own homes”, a charity has warned. As the

Disabled benefit applicants will not be subject to ‘degrading functional examinations’, MSP

By The Press Association29th August 2022News Scotland

Scots eligible for disability benefit will not be subject to “degrading functional examinations”, a minister has pledged, as applications for the new payment open on Monday. The Adult Disability Payment

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Average worker would need 400 years to benefit from pensions tax cut – analysis

Charity calls for new carers’ benefit to be extended to pensioners in Scotland

Government’s back-to-work reforms have left disabled people anxious, MPs told

‘650,000 including surgery patients could lose support under welfare reforms’, think tank warns

Engage: Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that

Government must reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report

Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts

PM refuses to rule out return to austerity or say whether benefits will be kept in line with inflation

‘Devastating’ if Tories break promise to increase benefits in line with inflation

Disabled benefit applicants will not be subject to ‘degrading functional examinations’, MSP

Waspi women criticise ‘bizarre and unjustified’ ruling out of compensation

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Tag: Welfare Reform

Average worker would need 400 years to benefit from pensions tax cut – analysis

Charity calls for new carers’ benefit to be extended to pensioners in Scotland

Government’s back-to-work reforms have left disabled people anxious, MPs told

‘650,000 including surgery patients could lose support under welfare reforms’, think tank warns

Engage: Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that

Government must reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report

Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts

PM refuses to rule out return to austerity or say whether benefits will be kept in line with inflation

‘Devastating’ if Tories break promise to increase benefits in line with inflation

Disabled benefit applicants will not be subject to ‘degrading functional examinations’, MSP