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Chancellor George Osborne will today confirm plans to slash a further £10 billion from the bill for welfare.
8 October 2012
The Government is considering linking hikes in benefit payments to average pay rather than inflation, it was claimed last night.
18 September 2012
Low-income families could be pushed further into financial difficulties and debt by a shift to monthly benefit payments under Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reforms, a think tank warned today.
17 September 2012
MPs have been warned people from disadvantaged backgrounds may suffer if the Government pushes ahead with plans to digitise the benefits system.
10 September 2012
The Government is considering enforcing tougher sanctions for disabled and sickness benefit claimants who refuse to take steps to get back into the workplace.
4 September 2012
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for a year after a big jump in the number of people who have found work, new figures show.
15 August 2012
The Government wants banks and credit unions to create new current accounts to help benefit claimants better manage their money when its universal credit comes into force next year.
10 July 2012
Hundreds of thousands of hidden carers are missing out on benefits worth thousands of pounds a year.
26 June 2012
David Cameron will discuss slashing benefits for young people today as he warns the welfare system is causing deep social divisions.
25 June 2012
An increase in the minimum wage is required to protect low-income workers from a "perfect storm" of benefit cuts, rising living standards and a lack of jobs, Oxfam warns.
14 June 2012
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