Latest news: Dido Harding facing questions from public accounts committee; UK records 599 further Covid deaths and 37,535 cases Scrap benefits cut to stop millions falling into poverty, PM told… »
Figures on two-child cap on benefits reveal women had to disclose child was result of sexual assault Official figures show 900 women were forced to disclose their child was conceived… »
HUNDREDS of thousands of low-paid workers and parents have one month to check and renew their tax credits or risk having their benefits stopped. Around 2.8million claims for child tax… »
Some self-employed workers and high earners at risk despite subsidy plan, warn thinktanks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Millions of people across Britain risk falling through… »
Lower value ‘deals’ allegedly offered to vulnerable people appealing against decisions ‘Like a poker game’: on the receiving end of a DWP cold call Vulnerable and disabled people are being… »
Landmark England review says policy causing unprecedented damage to health and life chances How deprivation in the north has led to a health crisis Life expectancy has stalled for the… »
HealthJoy, a platform designed to make it easier for employees to use their healthcare benefits, has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Health Velocity Capital. Returning investors… »
Home secretary condemned as ‘out of touch’ after appearing to pass buck on to local authorities Follow the latest general election news The government is not responsible for poverty in… »
ALMOST half a million people could be missing out on carer’s allowance worth nearly £3,440 a year. That’s according to charity Turn2Us, which reckons 440,000 carers across the country are… »
Research shows people in need outnumber those on social waiting lists by two to one More than 8 million people, equivalent to the population of London, are living in unsuitable… »
‘Hostile environment’ of benefits system leads EU nationals to destitution EU citizens are being made homeless and destitute after being turned down for universal credit despite having the legal right… »
Figures show nearly 600,000 children are adversely affected by policy Campaigners have called for the government to scrap the “nasty” two-child limit on benefits after the latest official figures showed… »
Parents report stress and strained relationships as a result of benefit cut The government’s two-child limit on benefits is having a devastating impact on family life as it pushes millions… »
While millions will gain from personal allowance rise, benefits are to be cut in real terms Millions of workers will enjoy significant tax cuts as the new financial year begins,… »
Advice removed for GPs to provide notes for patients challenging fit-for-work tests Chronically ill and disabled people are being left for months without benefits because officials are sending “misleading” letters… »
Healthcare in the United States is so complicated that even employees with good benefits might have a hard time navigating their options. HealthJoy wants to help with a health benefits… »
Department discriminated against Isabella Valentine, employment tribunal rules A disabled woman was discriminated against when she was unfairly sacked by the Department for Work and Pensions, which behaved in a… »
Tory welfare policy estimated to have cost poor working families hundreds of pounds A Conservative welfare policy estimated to have cost some working families hundreds of pounds a year is… »
Study finds poorest lost out most from policies on tax, benefits and public services Cuts to public services and benefits that disproportionately affect the least well-off, single parents and disabled… »
Study by IPPR finds combination of tax cuts and benefits freeze has widened inequality Millions of women in low-paid, part-time work will be among the main losers from tax and… »
Shelter says landlords insisting ‘no DSS’ causes misery and is likely to be unlawful At least one in 10 rental properties in England could be being unlawfully advertised by explicitly… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
No 10 did not say whether Whitty and Vallance backed the move; No 10 won’t commit to Covid inquiry ending before next general election Boris Johnson: inquiry into Covid handling… »
