Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirelyUK politics live – latest updatesParents of under-fives could be exempted from the government’s two-child benefit...
Read MoreDeputy PM Angela Rayner announces plans as she presents £350m funding increase for affordable housingRogue landlords in England will face curbs on how much housing benefit they can receive if their properties are...
Read More‘It takes the little people to stand up,’ says Andrea Tucker, who was told to repay £4,600 after caring for mother for 15 yearsAn unpaid carer is to challenge in the courts an “unfair and...
Read MorePledge 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 MoreThe work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right support. This live blog is closedLord Hermer, the attorney general, must be getting used to bad publicity, but there is...
Read MoreThe work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right supportGood morning. Keir Starmer is chairing an extended meeting of cabinet today. There will be a normal cabinet...
Read MoreIan Byrne, Imran Hussain and Richard Burgon suspended last July for backing SNP amendment to king’s speechLabour has restored the whip to a further three MPs who voted against the two-child benefit cap, the Guardian...
Read MoreStaffer told by official it would be inappropriate for him to give evidence to review of scandal-hit benefitThe Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of blocking a whistleblower who repeatedly raised the alarm about...
Read MoreExclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit claimantMinisters have...
Read MoreNew fraud, error and debt bill will also allow money to be recovered direct from bank accounts of people fraudulently claiming benefitsPeople could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to repay money they owe under a...
Read MorePeers call on Labour to carry out ‘fundamental review’ amid rising concerns over retention of Tory plans for £3bn in cutsLabour must carry out a root-and-branch overhaul of the UK’s incapacity benefits...
Read MoreChild poverty plan must address the 70% of families with at least one parent in work, Resolution Foundation saysLabour must offer extra support to working parents, including with childcare and commuting, if it is to fulfil its...
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