The bottom fifth of households in London own just 0.1% of the capital’s wealth, including finances and property, a new study shows. Research by the Trust for London suggested 2.3
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Tory MPs have called on the Government to halt the rollout of its controversial new benefits payment system over concerns about the impact on claimants, it has been reported. A
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Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for comments suggesting that the rise in the number of foodbanks was “rather uplifting”, it is reported. The backbencher was challenged during an
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Almost one in four people over the age of 65 are struggling financially, showing there is no end to “pensioner poverty”, a new report claims. Age UK said despite so
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Labour has put further pressure on the Government’s benefit cap after new figures showed around 20,000 families were affected by a policy ruled unlawful by the High Court. New analysis
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A total of 10 jobcentres across Scotland are to close, including six in Glasgow, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed. Some smaller jobcentres will be merged with
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Benefit claimants are being asked their views on new legislation that will establish Scotland’s first welfare system. The Social Security Bill introduced last week will give ministers the power to
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Four out of five people referred to foodbanks have skipped meals and gone without eating, sometimes for days at a time, a major new study has revealed. Research commissioned by
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UK Government welfare cuts are expected to reduce annual social security spending in Scotland by almost £4 billion by 2020/21, according to a new report. The Scottish Government’s update on
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More than 16,500 people and a coalition of 80 charities have signed a letter urging party leaders to put an end to disability benefit cuts. Paralympians Kadeena Cox and Anne
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