Almost two thirds of unpaid carers took on role due to no other options – report
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
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Tag: Welfare / Benefits
Next UK government must be bold to tackle child poverty, urges Scottish minister
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
Read More
Ministers urged to apologise to disabled people as DWP face probe it broke equality laws
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
Read More
Government urged to ‘get a grip’ of carer overpayments issue
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
Read More
Government announce details of £64M pilot scheme to help chronic sick back to work
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
Read More
Government refuses to say which conditions no longer qualify for benefits under reforms
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.
Read More
Health charities and unions lead strong criticism of PM’s ‘deeply damaging’ welfare reforms
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
Read More
PM says welfare reforms not about cutting costs as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised by BMA
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
Read More
Cherie Blair supporting campaign to lift one million children out of poverty
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
Read More
Social workers report ‘Dickensian’ conditions with families choosing between heating and eating
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
Read More