Welfare
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
We took a look at the voting record of the new work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith, who has consistently opted to cut spending on benefits
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
A judge ruled that government refusal to give people on legacy benefits the £20-per-week increase in lockdown was not discriminatory
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Weeks after Boris Johnson cut universal credit, Nicola Sturgeon announced her government would double the Scottish Child Payment to £20.
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
UK needs radical expansion of free services, says report
