Pledge to fix broken welfare system follows new evidence that people are worried about returning to work for fear that benefits will be withdrawnBritain’s broken welfare system is fuelling the “greatest unemployment...
Read MoreExclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approachAn artificial intelligence system used by the UK government to...
Read MoreTechnology secretary admits Whitehall departments are not being transparent over way they use AI and algorithmsNot a single Whitehall department has registered the use of artificial intelligence systems since the government said...
Read MoreExclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debtsMore than 1m of the UK’s poorest households will be £420 a year better off on average as a result of a...
Read MorePayments such as universal credit linked to previous September’s figure, meaning a rise of just 1.7% in AprilLast month’s surprise fall in UK inflation lands with bad timing for millions of people who receive state...
Read MoreDamning figures revealed in DWP report, which Labour says was suppressed by the previous governmentTwo-thirds of benefits claimants with debts have been unable to buy food, according to a damning official report that Labour says...
Read MoreFood bank network Trussell has developed term to define deep poverty – but what does it mean, who is affected by it, and why?More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research findsA study by the...
Read MoreProposals will require financial institutions to share data that may help identify scammersLabour has promised to crack down on benefit fraud by reintroducing “snooper’s charter” proposals mooted under the last...
Read MoreBlack universal credit claimants 58% more likely to get sanctions than white people, while mixed ethnic groups are 72% more likelyBlack and minority ethnic benefit claimants are disproportionately likely to be hit with universal...
Read MoreImpact 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...
Read MoreExclusive: Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall pledges to halt Tory ‘salami slicing’ of benefits, but Labour under fire for union pay deals Labour will end the blame culture aimed at people out of work and will...
Read MorePM endorses earlier comments by Bridget Phillipson amid brewing rebellion on policy among Labour MPsUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has indicated for the first time that he will consider scrapping the...
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