Category: State benefits

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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