The UK’s broken system makes losers of us all
Today’s welfare state asks for and confirms people’s incapacity to work – not their ability to do so.
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Labour faces a winter of discontent over fuel payment cuts
There is anger and anxiety among MPs over Rachel Reeves’s austerity measure.
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Britain’s worklessness crisis is getting worse
Rishi Sunak is attempting to tackle “sick-note culture” – but the Tories are exacerbating the problem.
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Tired stereotypes of the long-term sick have returned
To reduce the rise in economic inactivity, people need holistic support not punitive sanctions.
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“Cautious Rachel” defends two-child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting put on a jovial show of Labour unity amid rumours of division.
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The two-child benefit cap makes the future a luxury
Labour should scrap the welfare limit as a first step to a more family-friendly tax system.
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Why is Keir Starmer backing the two-child benefit cap?
The Labour leader is supporting a policy that he previously declared should be scrapped.
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Disabled jobseekers are being shut out of finding work
The government needs to invest in tech and training to close the disability employment gap.
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Disability benefit delays are causing cancer patients’ health to worsen
People are waiting an average of 14 weeks to find out if they will get welfare payments, Macmillan research reveals.
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The Policy Ask with Alfie Stirling: “It’s all about trying to fail in the most successful way possible”
The economist on energy tariffs, reforming benefits and why drastic action is needed to rebuild society.
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The parent trap: how Britain became a very, very expensive place to raise a child
Money alone won’t fix the childcare crisis. Rethinking work and motherhood might.
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Disabled people shouldn’t be subject to “cruel” benefit sanctions, say charities
Jeremy Hunt wants his Budget to help “remove the barriers to work” for long-term sick and disabled people.
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Universal Credit falls short of covering the bare essentials. That needs to change
Britain’s social safety net should guarantee food and warmth at the very least – but many are shocked to learn…
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Labour reveals plan to make work worthwhile
The party would try to alleviate the UK’s workforce shortages by reforming sickness benefits.
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How benefits have plummeted in value
Those on unemployment benefit now receive just 10 per cent of what the average worker earns.
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The UK now spends more on housing benefit than on most government departments
High private rents and stagnant wages mean housing benefit now costs £23.4bn a year.
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How benefits payments have failed to keep pace with inflation
The standard monthly welfare payment is now £52 lower in real terms than in 2010.
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As prices rise, support for disabled people faces a £1bn shortfall
The government has not uprated disability benefits in line with inflation.
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“Families are in deep poverty”: MPs and charities call for benefit changes
A new report says that one-off support funds are not enough to help those vulnerable to rising prices.
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Brits support universal basic income by 20-point margin
Exclusive: A majority of voters in the UK support a guaranteed monthly income from the state in every region, in…
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