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Incapacity benefits freeze set to cost some claimants £2,500 per year
A planned freeze of incapacity benefits is set to cost current claimants £80 per year and new claimants £2,500 annually, ...
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Benefits cuts will force private renters out of their homes, warns Generation Rent
Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has outlined plans to cut £5bn of Government spending on welfare by ...
China’s Xi Jinping calls for economic transition on Guizhou visit
During a visit to the southwestern province of Guizhou – one of China’s poorest and most indebted areas – President Xi ...
What are the key benefit changes in Labour’s welfare overhaul? From PIP to Universal Credit
Labour will also introduce a new benefit called ‘Unemployment Insurance’ through the reform of contributory working-age ...
Benefits cuts - live: Fury over ‘immoral and devastating’ reforms as Labour slash £5bn off welfare
Dramatic cuts to benefits that have been unveiled by the work and pensions secretary have prompted backlash from charities and trade unions, who have described them as “immoral” and “indefensible”.
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UK plan to cut welfare budget by £5bn ‘creates uncertainty for vulnerable people in Scotland’
Concerns have been raised about how people in Scotland could be impacted by plans announced by Secretary of State for Work ...