Labour has pledged an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” but has faced criticism for not vowing to scrap a Conservative policy long-blamed for keeping children in such a situation.
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Unpaid carers who have unknowingly received more allowance than they were entitled to face “persecution”, a carer has said. In the Liberal Democrats’ second broadcast video of the General Election
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Almost two thirds of current and former unpaid carers had no choice but to take up the role due to the lack of other options available, according to a large
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Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has urged the next UK government to “be bold” in tackling child poverty, starting with increasing the country’s capital budget to boost housing. Addressing MSPs as
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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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