Ministers have been urged to apologise to disabled people after an investigation was launched into whether a Government department’s treatment of benefits claimants broke equality laws. Labour pressed for the
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The Government must “get a grip of the problem” of overpayments to carers which have led to many unwittingly racking up unmanageable levels of debt, MPs have said. Work and
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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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Rishi Sunak has told of the “moral mission” to reform welfare as he announced major changes to the system in the face of criticism of his “hostile rhetoric” and accusations
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A new campaign is calling for a “united effort from every corner of society” to pull a million children out of relative poverty in the UK by 2030. Human rights
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Social workers on the front line have described “Dickensian” conditions as some families choose between heating and eating, according to a union survey. Professionals in the sector are “all too
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Rishi Sunak has been urged to “do the right thing” and set aside billions in compensation for women whose lives were “ruined” when they were not told in good enough
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The number of children living in poverty across the UK has hit a record high, with campaigners saying they are being failed and forgotten. There were an estimated 4.33 million
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