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5 Sep 16
Universal credit, which amalgamates six welfare benefits, still has cross-party support, despite being beset by delays and fears that it will fail to meet its main objective of encouraging people to...
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27 Jul 16
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which provides support to individuals and families in financial need, has been underspent for a third successive year, prompting fears about how effective Scotland’s...
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26 Jul 16
There should be a switch in how the government accounts for benefit spending as part of moves to introduce a “welfare earnback” for councils that can help people into work, a report has recommended.
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26 Jul 16
Disabled people will find it more difficult to get back into work unless ministers re-evaluate welfare-to-work plans, retaining the contribution of the private and third sectors, a think-tank has...
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21 Jul 16
It is vital that government and local commissioners ensure a level playing field and better quality in the commissioning and procurement of public services
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21 Jul 16
Customer satisfaction with public services has risen more strongly than in any other sector over the last year, according to an index.
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20 Jul 16
Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National Fraud Initiative, it has been announced.
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19 Jul 16
Improving the income of the working poor is the key to reducing inequality, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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18 Jul 16
Younger people were “short-changed” by the European Union referendum campaign, which was overwhelmingly narrow and negative, a think-tank said today.
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11 Jul 16
There is little evidence that the introduction of the National Living Wage in April has hit the employment rate of lower paid workers, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
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20 Jun 16
Manchester’s city leaders are eager to show local people that devolution is making a difference by improving services. However, without quick results and a reasonably strong local economy, the...
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9 Jun 16
Supported accommodation must be exempt from the impending housing benefit cap in order to protect the most vulnerable and save piling additional pressures on councils and the NHS, the Local...
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25 May 16
The government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit reform scheme has been opened up to all claimants for the first time in five parts of England.
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25 May 16
A new Scottish social security agency, an education reform summit, and a 50-50 gender balance law for public boards are among the priorities for the Scottish National Party’s third term in government...
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16 May 16
Pensioners aged over 75 are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both their younger ‘baby boomer’ counterparts and working age adults, according to the charity Independent Age.
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11 May 16
The government’s plans to increase the support available to in-work claimants of its flagship Universal Credit benefit could represent the most significant welfare reform since 1948, but are...
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4 May 16
Charities have called on local authorities to end the use of bailiffs against vulnerable residents after finding that council tax arrears have hit record levels.
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3 May 16
The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform scheme must be “reclaimed” from the Treasury in order to achieve its aim of making work pay, the Resolution Foundation has warned today.
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28 Apr 16
Reshaping service provision from the perspective of vulnerable women can not only improve outcomes, it can also dramatically cut long-term costs
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27 Apr 16
Auditors have called for improvements to how government manages the welfare cap after finding that failure to account correctly for the impact of tax credit cuts led to errors in last summer’s...
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6 Apr 16
The single tier pension, which comes into effect today, could spark widespread disillusionment as it falls to meet a pledge to simplify the system and many people could receive less than they...
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31 Mar 16
The performance of companies carrying out health and disability assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions is still below par and a source of undue anxiety for claimants, the Public Accounts...
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21 Mar 16
Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the government’s deficit reduction strategy following his resignation as work and pensions secretary, accusing chancellor George Osborne of pursuing “...
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14 Mar 16
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
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2 Mar 16
Incomes for the UK’s poorest households are likely to stagnate over the next five years, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
5 Sep 16Universal credit, which amalgamates six welfare benefits, still has cross-party support, despite being beset by delays and fears that it will fail to meet its main objective of encouraging people to...
27 Jul 16The Scottish Welfare Fund, which provides support to individuals and families in financial need, has been underspent for a third successive year, prompting fears about how effective Scotland’s...
26 Jul 16There should be a switch in how the government accounts for benefit spending as part of moves to introduce a “welfare earnback” for councils that can help people into work, a report has recommended.
26 Jul 16Disabled people will find it more difficult to get back into work unless ministers re-evaluate welfare-to-work plans, retaining the contribution of the private and third sectors, a think-tank has...
21 Jul 16It is vital that government and local commissioners ensure a level playing field and better quality in the commissioning and procurement of public services
21 Jul 16Customer satisfaction with public services has risen more strongly than in any other sector over the last year, according to an index.
20 Jul 16Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National Fraud Initiative, it has been announced.
19 Jul 16Improving the income of the working poor is the key to reducing inequality, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
18 Jul 16Younger people were “short-changed” by the European Union referendum campaign, which was overwhelmingly narrow and negative, a think-tank said today.
11 Jul 16There is little evidence that the introduction of the National Living Wage in April has hit the employment rate of lower paid workers, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
20 Jun 16Manchester’s city leaders are eager to show local people that devolution is making a difference by improving services. However, without quick results and a reasonably strong local economy, the...
9 Jun 16Supported accommodation must be exempt from the impending housing benefit cap in order to protect the most vulnerable and save piling additional pressures on councils and the NHS, the Local...
25 May 16The government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit reform scheme has been opened up to all claimants for the first time in five parts of England.
25 May 16A new Scottish social security agency, an education reform summit, and a 50-50 gender balance law for public boards are among the priorities for the Scottish National Party’s third term in government...
16 May 16Pensioners aged over 75 are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both their younger ‘baby boomer’ counterparts and working age adults, according to the charity Independent Age.
4 May 16Charities have called on local authorities to end the use of bailiffs against vulnerable residents after finding that council tax arrears have hit record levels.
3 May 16The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform scheme must be “reclaimed” from the Treasury in order to achieve its aim of making work pay, the Resolution Foundation has warned today.
28 Apr 16Reshaping service provision from the perspective of vulnerable women can not only improve outcomes, it can also dramatically cut long-term costs
6 Apr 16The single tier pension, which comes into effect today, could spark widespread disillusionment as it falls to meet a pledge to simplify the system and many people could receive less than they...
31 Mar 16The performance of companies carrying out health and disability assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions is still below par and a source of undue anxiety for claimants, the Public Accounts...
21 Mar 16Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the government’s deficit reduction strategy following his resignation as work and pensions secretary, accusing chancellor George Osborne of pursuing “...
14 Mar 16Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
2 Mar 16Incomes for the UK’s poorest households are likely to stagnate over the next five years, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
