PM set to unveil what government calls ‘biggest employment reforms in generation’ as Tories say he is not making tough calls on sickness and benefitsGood morning. Today the government is unveiling what it is calling,...
Read MoreMinisters to announce sweeping changes to welfare and out-of-work support, aiming to get people off benefitsTeenagers will get skills training at the Premier League, Royal Shakespeare Company and Channel 4 as part of a...
Read MoreWork and pensions secretary says she will transform opportunities as Starmer bemoans ‘bulging benefits bill’Young people who refuse to take up jobs or training will lose their benefits in the government’s...
Read MoreCharities sound alarm as government analysis shows 50,000 more people in relative fuel poverty next year – and another 50,000 by 2030Cuts to the winter fuel allowance could force 100,000 pensioners in England and Wales...
Read MoreExclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century• Poverty figures render government numbers too little and action very lateMore than one in three children and...
Read MoreExclusive: Researchers who studied babies in Scotland believe cuts to benefits and services are linked to riseThe introduction of UK austerity policies has been associated with a striking increase in the number of babies in...
Read MoreChancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild...
Read MoreChancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild...
Read MoreCampaigners call on government to go further than current plans to prevent people off work slipping into povertyMinisters are under pressure to increase the basic rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) from £3 an hour for a...
Read MoreWork and pensions minister says government will not go ahead with Tory plans but needs to make savingsLabour will bring its “own reforms” to the benefits system in order to make £3bn worth of cuts, rather than...
Read MoreThe chancellor is aiming to make £40bn worth of tax rises and spending cuts to fill ‘black hole’ in public financesThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is exploring ways to raise billions of pounds extra in taxes at...
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...
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