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Benefits system ‘too inflexible and slow to support people’ during pandemic, report finds

By Jemma Crew, Reporter23rd June 2020News England

The benefits system has been “too inflexible and slow to adapt to support people” at times during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has found. The Government must increase the rates

DWP should not be ‘marking its own homework’ over benefit claimants’ deaths, says MP

By Richard Wheeler, Reporter23rd March 2020News England

Concerns over deaths linked to benefits system difficulties should prevent a Government department “marking its own homework”, ministers have been told. Labour MP Debbie Abrahams claimed there is “growing evidence”

DWP condemned for destroying almost 50 internal reviews into benefit claimant suicide cases

By Patrick Daly, Reporter27th February 2020News England

A decision to destroy Government reviews into cases where benefit claimants killed themselves has been branded “secretive and unsatisfactory” by a senior MP. Stephen Timms, chairman of the Commons work

MP fights back tears as she demands action over deaths linked to benefits difficulties

By Richard Wheeler and George Ryan, Reporters25th February 2020News England

An MP fought back tears as she read out the names of people who have died after experiencing difficulties with the benefits system. Labour’s Debbie Abrahams (pictured) spent almost three

Scottish Government pledge £7m to help working parents tackle poverty

By The Press Association18th February 2020News Scotland

The Scottish Government has pledged £7 million in the next year to benefit parents in the workplace in a bid to fight poverty. As part of the 2020/21 Budget process,

Despite rising levels of employment major new report finds 14 million now living in poverty

By Alan Jones, Reporter7th February 2020News England

Poverty has increased for children and pensioners over the last five years, a new study suggests. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said that, despite rising levels of employment, in-work poverty

Universal Credit housing benefit ‘often not enough to cover average room rent’

By Harriet Clugston, Reporter6th February 2020News England

Housing benefit payments for young Universal Credit recipients are not enough to cover the average rent of a room in a shared house in almost all of England’s local authorities,

Universal Credit rollout delayed again at cost of half a billion pounds

By Sam Blewett, Reporter3rd February 2020News England

Universal Credit has been hit with another delay to its full rollout, at a cost of half a billion pounds. The Tories’ much-criticised flagship welfare reform is now not expected

New figures reveal nearly 40,000 disabled Scots have completely lost their benefits

By Douglas Barrie, Reporter23rd January 2020News Scotland

More than half of new claims in Scotland for the UK Government’s disability payment have been refused. Figures by the Scottish Government suggest tens of thousands of people with disabilities

Millionaire Scottish Secretary brands decade of austerity as ‘housekeeping’

By Tom Eden, Reporter10th December 2019News Scotland

The Scottish Secretary has compared the austerity of the last decade to “housekeeping”, adding “true austerity” took place after the First and Second World Wars. Alister Jack told ITV Representing

Tag: Welfare Reform

Benefits system ‘too inflexible and slow to support people’ during pandemic, report finds

DWP should not be ‘marking its own homework’ over benefit claimants’ deaths, says MP

DWP condemned for destroying almost 50 internal reviews into benefit claimant suicide cases

MP fights back tears as she demands action over deaths linked to benefits difficulties

Scottish Government pledge £7m to help working parents tackle poverty

Despite rising levels of employment major new report finds 14 million now living in poverty

Universal Credit housing benefit ‘often not enough to cover average room rent’

Universal Credit rollout delayed again at cost of half a billion pounds

New figures reveal nearly 40,000 disabled Scots have completely lost their benefits

Millionaire Scottish Secretary brands decade of austerity as ‘housekeeping’

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

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

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Tag: Welfare Reform

Benefits system ‘too inflexible and slow to support people’ during pandemic, report finds

DWP should not be ‘marking its own homework’ over benefit claimants’ deaths, says MP

DWP condemned for destroying almost 50 internal reviews into benefit claimant suicide cases

MP fights back tears as she demands action over deaths linked to benefits difficulties

Scottish Government pledge £7m to help working parents tackle poverty

Despite rising levels of employment major new report finds 14 million now living in poverty

Universal Credit housing benefit ‘often not enough to cover average room rent’

Universal Credit rollout delayed again at cost of half a billion pounds

New figures reveal nearly 40,000 disabled Scots have completely lost their benefits

Millionaire Scottish Secretary brands decade of austerity as ‘housekeeping’