Government disability payment delay ‘unlawful and unacceptable’
The Government took an “unlawful and unacceptably long time” to pay new welfare benefits to two unnamed disabled people, a High Court judge has ruled. The judge was told at
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Iain Duncan Smith retains controversial welfare reform brief
Iain Duncan Smith is to remain in charge of the Government’s controversial welfare reforms as Work and Pensions Secretary, David Cameron announced as he prepared to reveal the make-up of
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DUP issues cuts warning amid NI welfare reform row
Sinn Fein has refused to settle a dispute over welfare reform which threatened the devolved government institutions in Northern Ireland until after the General Election, the Democratic Unionists claimed. Republicans
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‘Clear evidence’ food banks rise linked to cuts
There is “clear evidence” linking increased food bank use with UK areas that have seen greater unemployment and welfare and government spending cuts, scientists say. An Oxford University-led team used
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New film explores isolation, austerity and the politics of parenthood
A new film about the isolation that can be felt by new mothers had its first public screening in Bristol last night. The film was screened at the Silai Centre,
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Northern Ireland welfare row progress ‘encouraging’
Encouraging progress has been made to resolve a Stormont crisis over the non-implementation of welfare reforms, Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has said. But Ms Villiers (pictured) stressed that time
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Official figures masking true scale of homelessness problem
Rising numbers of people are facing homelessness in England amid a string of benefit cuts and a “woeful lack of affordable housing” – with an estimated 280,000 cases taking place
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Scrapping welfare assistance ‘an expensive mistake’, warn councils
The removal of government funding for local welfare ‘safety net’ schemes in April would be an expensive mistake which could put thousands at greater risk of losing their homes and
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Most Scots children in poverty in working households
More than half of children living in poverty in Scotland are growing up in households where at least one person is in employment. Speaking in a debate in the Scottish
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Charities & councils warn government over welfare scheme cuts
Charities and councils have warned that the Government’s decision not to protect funding for local welfare assistance schemes will make life harder for poor people facing financial crisis. Local government
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