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Hammond faces call to deliver ‘rescue package’ for low-income families

By Gavin Cordon25th February 2019News England

Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use next month’s Spring Statement to deliver a “rescue package” for millions of low-income families left worse off by successive waves of benefit

Child poverty set for ‘sharp rise’ amid stagnating living standards and welfare cuts

By Alan Jones20th February 2019News England

Child poverty risks hitting record levels in the next few years amid “stagnating” living standards for households, a new study suggests. The Resolution Foundation said the incomes of typical working-age

Calls to halt Universal Credit after Rudd admits it has increased food bank use

By Andrew Woodcock and Jennifer McKiernan12th February 2019News England

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd is facing calls to halt the roll-out of Universal Credit, after admitting that its introduction had increased reliance on food banks. Answering questions in

Rudd accused of ‘compounding injustice’ towards Windrush citizens over benefits

By Alain Tolhurst12th February 2019News England

Amber Rudd was accused of “compounding and extending the injustice” towards Windrush citizens by a Labour MP after her constituent was denied benefits. Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) said

Austerity will continue unless extra billions found, economic think tank warns

By David Hughes11th February 2019News England

Philip Hammond will have to spend billions of pounds extra if he truly wants to end austerity, an economic think tank has said. In order to simply maintain current per

Half of people waiting on Universal Credit payments struggling with housing costs

By Vicky Shaw6th February 2019News England

Half of the people Citizens Advice helps with Universal Credit struggle to keep a roof over their heads while they wait for their first payments, the charity has said. One

Cities hit twice as hard by austerity with north disproportionately affected

By Jemma Crew28th January 2019News England

Cities have been hit twice as hard by austerity than elsewhere in the UK, an urban think tank said. Almost three-quarters (74%) of cuts to local government funding over the

Universal Credit recipients ‘unlawfully discriminated against’, High Court told

By Sian Harrison23rd January 2019News England

Thousands of people on benefits are being “unlawfully discriminated against” under a controversial Government welfare scheme, the High Court has heard. In a test case over Universal Credit (UC), three

Mental health welfare claimants more than twice as likely to lose their benefits

By Iain MacDonald23rd January 2019News England

People who are mentally ill are 2.4 times more likely than claimants with non-psychiatric conditions to lose their existing benefits following a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility assessment, research has

Government reject fresh pressure to scrap two-child benefit cap

By Richard Wheeler and Jennifer McKiernan15th January 201915th January 2019News England

Fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap entirely has been rejected by the Government. Work and pensions minister Alok Sharma told the Commons the Conservatives believe the overall policy

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Hammond faces call to deliver ‘rescue package’ for low-income families

Child poverty set for ‘sharp rise’ amid stagnating living standards and welfare cuts

Calls to halt Universal Credit after Rudd admits it has increased food bank use

Rudd accused of ‘compounding injustice’ towards Windrush citizens over benefits

Austerity will continue unless extra billions found, economic think tank warns

Half of people waiting on Universal Credit payments struggling with housing costs

Cities hit twice as hard by austerity with north disproportionately affected

Universal Credit recipients ‘unlawfully discriminated against’, High Court told

Mental health welfare claimants more than twice as likely to lose their benefits

Government reject fresh pressure to scrap two-child benefit cap

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

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

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Tag: Welfare / Benefits

Hammond faces call to deliver ‘rescue package’ for low-income families

Child poverty set for ‘sharp rise’ amid stagnating living standards and welfare cuts

Calls to halt Universal Credit after Rudd admits it has increased food bank use

Rudd accused of ‘compounding injustice’ towards Windrush citizens over benefits

Austerity will continue unless extra billions found, economic think tank warns

Half of people waiting on Universal Credit payments struggling with housing costs

Cities hit twice as hard by austerity with north disproportionately affected

Universal Credit recipients ‘unlawfully discriminated against’, High Court told

Mental health welfare claimants more than twice as likely to lose their benefits

Government reject fresh pressure to scrap two-child benefit cap