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‘Lives will be lost’ if benefits and wages do not rise in line with inflation

Governments across the world must increase benefits and wages in line with inflation – or “lives will be lost”, the UN’s poverty expert will warn. The most vulnerable are “paying the price” of world events, according to Olivier De Schutter, UN ...

17 Oct 2022 at 00:01

Four in 10 Universal Credit claimants ‘skipping meals to survive’ – charity

Four in 10 people claiming Universal Credit (UC) skipped meals over the summer to keep up with rising costs, research suggests. Some 41% of people receiving the benefit skipped meals over the past three months, according to a survey for the ...

07 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Benefits claimants will face sanctions if they refuse to work, minister says

Benefit claimants deemed fit to work will face sanctions if they refuse to take up job opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall said people have a “responsibility” to ...

24 Nov 2024 at 10:33

Young people will lose benefits if they refuse work and training, minister says

Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall said claimants have a “responsibility” to ...

24 Nov 2024 at 11:52

Chancellor sidesteps calls to reverse cuts to winter fuel allowance and benefits

Rachel Reeves has sidestepped calls to help those in fuel and food poverty by reversing winter fuel allowance cuts and the two-child benefit cap. The Chancellor said she would “never” make a policy commitment without being able to ...

20 May 2025 at 14:05

Ministers must get a grip of broken benefits system, Rachel Reeves insists

Rachel Reeves has doubled down on the need to reform the welfare system, insisting the Government must “get a grip” on it amid concerns from Labour MPs about the impact of expected cuts to the budget. The benefits system is ...

14 Mar 2025 at 15:16

Scotland

More than a million Scots forecast to be on disability benefits by 2031 election

More than one million people could be in receipt of disability benefits by the end of the next Holyrood term in 2031, experts have predicted – with Scotland’s total benefits bill also forecast to grow. With the Scottish ...

25 Feb 2026 at 13:04

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