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… Read more »
Number in poverty rises to 8m, with 60% living in households where someone works Britain has seen a big jump in the working poor since the 1990s, with almost three… Read more »
Living Wage Foundation research shows families struggling to make ends meet More than 5 million workers across Britain are in low-paid and insecure work, leaving families struggling to make ends… Read more »
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,… Read more »
Exclusive: measures could include paying execs only in cash and naming staff paid £150k+ Customers of Britain’s 7,000 biggest companies would be given the right to vote on the pay… Read more »
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… Read more »
Accelerated timetable for achieving parity has hit women hard, say campaigners The state pension age for women will rise to 65 on Tuesday to match men for the first time,… Read more »