Category: State benefits

Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’

Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures showTens of thousands of children affected by the two-child benefit limit may not be lifted out of poverty unless the overall benefit cap is...

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Pressure grows on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

One backbench Labour MP calls policy ‘heinous’ as more than dozen thought to support king’s speech amendmentKeir Starmer has come under further pressure to scrap the two-child benefit limit after another of his...

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Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s

Alarm 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...

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UK government’s £2.9bn job search scheme fails to find work for 93% of people

Intensive ‘Restart’ programme is also struggling to find enough participants to meet predicted caseloadThe government’s flagship scheme to tackle long-term unemployment has failed to find a job for 93% of the...

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Cost of living: how the payments affect people in various scenarios

From low-income families to pensioners, we look at what the payments mean depending on circumstancesCost of living payments – key measures at a glanceThe government has responded to the cost of living crisis with the...

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