Select committee says scale of problem, carers’ testimony and cost to taxpayer warrants second inquiry into benefits systemA cross-party group of MPs has called on the government’s public spending watchdog to...
Read MorePolling for party shows 47% of UK adults rarely or never see same doctor for each appointmentPeople aged over 70 and those with long-term health conditions would have access to the same named GP for every appointment under plans...
Read MoreAlarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’Labour is to wage a new campaign to win over Tory-supporting pensioners in an attempt to neutralise one of the...
Read MoreHundreds of thousands could lose out in England and Wales under disability benefit reforms after general electionHundreds of thousands fewer disabled people could receive cold weather payments under the Conservatives’...
Read MoreCuts to health spending brought in by Cameron government associated with steeper declines in wellbeing than in previous decadeAusterity cuts to the NHS, public health and social care in England have been linked with a sharp...
Read MoreResearch on life expectancy and birthrates shows that ill health makes status quo unsustainable‘I can’t take it much longer’: workers too young for UK pensionThe retirement age will have to rise to 71 for...
Read MoreThe former prime minister will come under scrutiny and these are the pressing issuesIt is expected that Johnson will make an apology at the inquiry, conceding that the government was too slow in realising the severity of the...
Read MoreUnderfunded, overstretched sector to become testing ground for battle against low pay but critics say policy is weak and vague“My sister is a care worker. She was a care worker during the pandemic. Fourteen-hour shifts,...
Read MoreExclusive: Older people also likely to be in poor health and out of work in the north of England, report saysOlder people in the north of England die earlier, spend more years in poor health and are more likely to be out of work...
Read MoreCampaigners had warned against cutting back allowance amid reports PM was considering its removal for those not on pension creditNo 10 has denied Rishi Sunak will scrap the winter fuel allowance for most elderly people, after...
Read MoreCampaigner warns against cutting back allowance amid reports PM considering making it means testedRishi Sunak has been warned it would be a “death sentence” for some elderly people if winter fuel payments for...
Read MoreCampaigner warns against cutting back allowance amid reports PM considering making it means testedRishi Sunak has been told it would be a “death sentence” for some elderly people if winter fuel payments for...
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The party has agreed a joint statement expressing full