Universal credit claimants are losing out on hundreds of pounds a year if their payday falls too close their assessment date, a charity has warned. Being paid early as a
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Labour’s next manifesto could include radical plans for a universal basic income (UBI), John McDonnell said. The shadow chancellor said the policy, which replaces means-tested benefits with a flat rate
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MPs have hit out at the Government for “barely paying lip service” to the needs of millions of carers after ministers rejected calls for stronger support to help them stay
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Child poverty rose by 3% last year, sparked by a cut of up to £150 in the income of Britain’s poorest families, a new report suggests. While middle-income households saw
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More than half of homeless families in temporary accommodation are in work, figures show. Some 55% of families are holding down a job despite having nowhere stable to live, research
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A “significant” number of people are struggling to navigate the Government’s flagship Universal Credit benefits system, according to a new study. Research by Citizens Advice found that more than a
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Tens of thousands of disabled people denied welfare benefits due to Government error are to receive additional back-payments totalling as much as £150 million. The payout results from a decision
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An MP choked back tears as she called for a change in the law to allow doctors to determine whether someone is terminally ill so they can get fast-tracked access
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Lone parents and their children are going to the UK’s highest court in a battle against the Government’s controversial benefit cap. Supreme Court justices will hear several challenges over the
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A major new report highlighting how social care has become a postcode lottery for children across the UK has been published following research conducted by the University of Sheffield. The
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