Most social housing tenants will see little or no direct benefit from Chancellor George Osborne’s promised cut in rents, an economic think tank has said. Mr Osborne announced in his
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Sanctions against “seriously ill” benefit claimants should be stopped, ministers have been told as the Government denied people with mental health problems are punished more often. Employment Minister Priti Patel
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The Government has been defeated in the Lords over its controversial plans to cut tax credits – setting the stage for a constitutional clash with the Commons. Peers ignored warnings
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Pressure has been applied to David Cameron to publish the results of Government investigations into cases of suicides which occurred after benefits were cut or withdrawn. The SNP’s leader in
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More than a million Londoners living in poverty are in a working family, a massive increase of 70% over the past decade, according to new research. More than a quarter
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Nearly 70% of people who complete a flagship welfare-to-work scheme fail to find sustained employment – and the programme needs to better identify claimants who need more personalised and intensive
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Charities have reacted strongly to a report from a think-tank which suggests parents of young children should only receive child benefit if they enrol them in “quality pre-school education”. Bright
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Scotland’s former chief medical officer is expected to outline “the hidden costs of austerity” at the Scottish Green conference in Glasgow today. Sir Harry Burns will share a platform with
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The Scottish Parliament can and must do more to challenge extreme economic inequality in order to reduce poverty in Scotland and around the world, according to a major new policy
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Labour will “hound” Iain Duncan Smith over welfare reforms, the new shadow work and pensions secretary has promised. Owen Smith also said he would ask “tougher questions” of landmark pension
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