The Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that the government’s Winter Fuel Payment to pensioners is almost 14 times more likely to be spent on heating than on anything else – even though there is...
Attendance allowance should be 'renamed and rebranded' under a new social care system based on both individual and state contributions, the head of the independent commission examining care funding...
By loading responsibility for the bulk of spending cuts on to councils, the government has managed to spread the consequences far and wide. The result, says Tony Travers, is that everyone is fighting...
As the government embarks on radical reform of the welfare system, how is the Department for Work and Pensions' finance director coping with the changes? Hunada Nouss tells PF about bringing...
Labour says the chancellor's 'Budget for growth' won't work, and he needs a Plan B. But where are the Opposition's own alternatives for the economy and public services? Liam Byrne talks exclusively...
Today's Hutton report has failed to address widespread concern that the imminent rise in employee pension contributions will lead to a mass opt-out from the Local Government Pension Scheme
Northern Ireland's social development minister is arguing that Westminster's planned welfare reforms will not work in the province, with its particularly high levels of disadvantage and economic ...
Charities have broadly welcomed indications that ministers are attempting to remove some of the obstacles they face in entering the public service market
Plans to impose a 10% Housing Benefit cut on anyone unemployed for more than a year have been dropped from the government’s Welfare Reform Bill, published today.
The government must focus on expanding job prospects for the lowest earners if it is to meet its targets for benefits savings and poverty reduction, according to a study published today.
The ‘least damaging’ way to implement radical reforms to Council Tax Benefit would be to minimise the role of local authorities, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said today.
MPs have warned that jobless young people could miss out on the support they need to find work following the government’s decision to scrap a scheme aimed at tackling rising youth unemployment.
Welfare reform is crucial to the coalition’s agenda. But ministers’ plans are driven by cuts rather than consistent principles, while Labour seems out of touch. Policy thinkers Gavin Kelly and Nick...