Category: Welfare

Russia imposes travel ban on cabinet ministers, calling it retaliation for ‘Russophobic’ policies – as it happened

Kremlin bans UK cabinet ministers including Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Yveette Cooper from entering countryThe Federation of Small Businesses applauds the ambition in the government’s Get Britain Working, but says...

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Russia imposes travel ban on cabinet ministers, calling it retaliation for ‘Russophobic’ policies – UK politics live

Kremlin bans UK cabinet ministers including Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Yveette Cooper from entering countryThe Federation of Small Businesses applauds the ambition in the government’s Get Britain Working, but says...

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Keir Starmer’s jobs plan won’t work because Labour are ducking tough welfare decisions, Tories claim – UK politics live

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,...

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Premier League and Channel 4 to train teenagers in Labour’s £45m work drive

Ministers 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...

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Winter fuel payment cuts may force 100,000 pensioners ‘below poverty line’

Charities 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...

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More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high

Exclusive: 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...

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Autumn budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools – as it happened

Chancellor 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...

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Autumn budget live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools

Chancellor 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...

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