A company which provides cars for disabled people has stockpiled £2.4 billion of taxpayers’ money and pays its chief executive £1.7 million a year, it has been reported. Motability, a
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Families hit by the Government’s “two-child limit” for welfare payments have started a High Court action against the policy. The rule, introduced in April last year, restricts child tax credits
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A Government minister has described claims from an SNP MP that people have “taken their own lives as a result of Government’s benefit policies” as “appalling and unsubstantiated”. Work and
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The recent rise in homelessness has its roots in welfare reform and the housing market, almost entirely accounted for by an increase in families losing their privately-rented housing, experts have
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A senior MP has issued a fresh warning about “state-sponsored destitution” amid claims of a “gaping hole” in the welfare system. Figures uncovered by Labour’s Frank Field found that nearly
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The Government is going to review all 1.6 million claims for a disability benefit after it decided not to contest a High Court ruling. Ministers previously said accepting the decision
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Half of children in some parts of the UK are growing up in poverty, revealing a “growing crisis”, a new report warns. Research by the End Child Poverty coalition showed
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More than 220,000 people have been given “zero scores” in both parts of the test for disability benefits in only 18 months, according to new figures. Labour’s Angela Eagle called
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Some 60% of people claiming the main long-term sickness benefit believe the amount of money they get is not enough to live on, according to a major new survey. Labour
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A Tory MP promoted in Theresa May’s reshuffle has apologised over a blog post suggesting benefit claimants should have vasectomies. Ben Bradley, who was named as Conservative vice chairman for
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