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18 Oct 17
Councils in the UK have called on the government to pause or slow down the roll of universal credit as they divert their own scarce funds into helping financially struggling claimants.
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9 Oct 17
The Scottish Government will lift the public sector pay cap as promised but how much it can do this relies on the chancellor, Derek Mackay said today.
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9 Oct 17
The government should end the benefits freeze rather than increasing the personal tax allowance to help struggling families, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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2 Oct 17
Universal Credit is “fundamentally the right thing to do” but there are concerns about how it might impact living standards.
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14 Sep 17
The expansion of universal credit is “a disaster waiting to happen” as it pushes people into debt, Citizens Advice has claimed.
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4 Sep 17
Only a tiny proportion of the extra £9.1bn allocated by the government for early years provision will reach the most disadvantaged children, a report for the Social Market Foundation has...
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21 Aug 17
Parents working full time on the national living wage (NLW) are significantly short of the income needed to give children an acceptable minimum living standard, the Child Poverty Action Group has...
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16 Aug 17
The UK jobless rate fell to 4.4% down from 4.9% a year earlier, a 42-year low, Office for National Statistics data shows.
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8 Aug 17
Scottish ministers are to use their new welfare powers to create a benefit aimed at helping people who face financial difficulties in meeting funeral costs.
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7 Aug 17
Cuts to working-age welfare could undo progress made in closing the gap in living standards between different ethnic groups in Britain, the Resolution Foundation has warned.
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4 Aug 17
The number of families whose benefits have been cut increased to 68,000 in May this year following the introduction of the lower benefit cap, according to official figures released yesterday....
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25 Jul 17
Council housing managers have urged the government to halt the rolling introduction of Universal Credit, which they said is causing “considerable hardship” to tenants.
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18 Jul 17
The gig economy can offer some useful opportunities to people who struggle to work in conventional ways. The government should make the most of them, says Ben Dobson of Reform.
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10 Jul 17
The government’s planned roll-out of Universal Credit should be paused until significant problems are addressed, Citizens Advice has warned.
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27 Jun 17
Bold and radical reforms are needed to address the problem of an ageing population. Pre-funded care is an attractive solution
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21 Jun 17
Public service leaders have expressed dismay over the Queen’s Speech failure to address public sector issues including pay, social care and local government funding.
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12 May 17
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned of “inevitable trade-offs” ahead as public spending pressures mount over the next 50 years.
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12 May 17
Labour’s proposal to scrap the planned pension age rise would cost taxpayers “an eye watering” £300m, according to a former pensions minister.
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11 May 17
A draft version of Labour’s manifesto has leaked revealing the party’s plans to end the public sector pay cap, build 100,000 council homes and nationalise the railways.
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10 May 17
Facts and figures from the May edition of Public Finance magazine on unemployment trends, Scottish attitudes to independence and the ever-increasing retirement age
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8 May 17
Could a basic income for all citizens provide security and give people more control – or would it be complex, costly and discourage working?
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28 Apr 17
The new agency set up to run devolved benefits in Scotland will not follow the example set by Whitehall’s Department of Work and Pensions in using private companies to assess the entitlement of...
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6 Apr 17
The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
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3 Apr 17
Reforms that will restrict universal credit benefits to the first two children in a family could see 200,000 children dip below the poverty line, according to a study released today.
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28 Mar 17
Around £3bn in child maintenance arrears are uncollectable, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
18 Oct 17Councils in the UK have called on the government to pause or slow down the roll of universal credit as they divert their own scarce funds into helping financially struggling claimants.
9 Oct 17The Scottish Government will lift the public sector pay cap as promised but how much it can do this relies on the chancellor, Derek Mackay said today.
9 Oct 17The government should end the benefits freeze rather than increasing the personal tax allowance to help struggling families, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
2 Oct 17Universal Credit is “fundamentally the right thing to do” but there are concerns about how it might impact living standards.
14 Sep 17The expansion of universal credit is “a disaster waiting to happen” as it pushes people into debt, Citizens Advice has claimed.
4 Sep 17Only a tiny proportion of the extra £9.1bn allocated by the government for early years provision will reach the most disadvantaged children, a report for the Social Market Foundation has...
21 Aug 17Parents working full time on the national living wage (NLW) are significantly short of the income needed to give children an acceptable minimum living standard, the Child Poverty Action Group has...
16 Aug 17The UK jobless rate fell to 4.4% down from 4.9% a year earlier, a 42-year low, Office for National Statistics data shows.
8 Aug 17Scottish ministers are to use their new welfare powers to create a benefit aimed at helping people who face financial difficulties in meeting funeral costs.
7 Aug 17Cuts to working-age welfare could undo progress made in closing the gap in living standards between different ethnic groups in Britain, the Resolution Foundation has warned.
18 Jul 17The gig economy can offer some useful opportunities to people who struggle to work in conventional ways. The government should make the most of them, says Ben Dobson of Reform.
10 Jul 17The government’s planned roll-out of Universal Credit should be paused until significant problems are addressed, Citizens Advice has warned.
27 Jun 17Bold and radical reforms are needed to address the problem of an ageing population. Pre-funded care is an attractive solution
21 Jun 17Public service leaders have expressed dismay over the Queen’s Speech failure to address public sector issues including pay, social care and local government funding.
12 May 17The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned of “inevitable trade-offs” ahead as public spending pressures mount over the next 50 years.
12 May 17Labour’s proposal to scrap the planned pension age rise would cost taxpayers “an eye watering” £300m, according to a former pensions minister.
11 May 17A draft version of Labour’s manifesto has leaked revealing the party’s plans to end the public sector pay cap, build 100,000 council homes and nationalise the railways.
10 May 17Facts and figures from the May edition of Public Finance magazine on unemployment trends, Scottish attitudes to independence and the ever-increasing retirement age
8 May 17Could a basic income for all citizens provide security and give people more control – or would it be complex, costly and discourage working?
28 Apr 17The new agency set up to run devolved benefits in Scotland will not follow the example set by Whitehall’s Department of Work and Pensions in using private companies to assess the entitlement of...
6 Apr 17The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
3 Apr 17Reforms that will restrict universal credit benefits to the first two children in a family could see 200,000 children dip below the poverty line, according to a study released today.
28 Mar 17Around £3bn in child maintenance arrears are uncollectable, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
