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Free prescriptions and legal aid to end for benefit claimants not seeking work

Digital tools will also be used to ‘track’ attendance at job fairs and interviews under the toughened sanctions regime.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Equalities watchdog expresses concerns for disabled over benefits reforms

The Government’s proposals are part of a post-pandemic drive to encourage more people with long-term conditions and disabilities into the workplace.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

Pension triple lock under threat as Jeremy Hunt considers lower payments

Chancellor warned against ‘wriggling’ out of promises, as he looks at tweaking payments formula

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

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Your Conservative party conference cheat sheet

Dance-offs with Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, Liz Truss back from oblivion, Rishi on a cancelling plans spree — Robbie Griffiths reports from the Tory gathering in Manchester

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

Stride pledges to fast-track child maintenance enforcement process

The Work and Pensions Secretary said it was taking ‘far too long’ to get children the support they were due and that ‘simply was not fair’.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak accused of presiding over ‘chaos’ as Tory conference braces for news of HS2 Manchester leg cancellation – as it happened

Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, says news would be ‘profoundly depressing’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

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Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Cost-of-living payment Autumn 2023: Who qualifies and when will it be paid?

Mel Stride says handout will help millions across UK

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

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The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Dates for cost-of-living payments being made this autumn confirmed by Government

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

Minister urged to un-freeze housing benefit amid rising homelessness

A City Hall politician has urged minister Mel Stride to increase local housing allowance

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Ministers considering way to cut cost of triple lock pension increase

The rise could be limited to around 7.8% rather than an 8.5% increase in line with average earnings.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Thursday briefing: The damage done by 13 years of Conservative welfare cuts

In today’s newsletter: As the Department of Work and Pensions looks to ‘tighten’ work capability assessments, we look at the impact of a decade of welfare policies

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

Work capability test changes ‘could cost some claimants £400 a month’

Campaigners say move could lead to many disabled people having to seek work when they are not well enough

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Bittersweet joy of a modern heatwave

GET out the sunscreen and put the fizz on ice — summer is back for a final flourish. Temperatures today are forecast to hit 32 degrees, and if they nudge just a little higher it will be a record for the year. Londoners are flocking to the parts of the…

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Reforms to disability benefits hopes to encourage more people into employment as charities voice concern

Disability charities have warned the changes could cause ‘huge anxiety’ and force people into work when they are not well enough

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

People deemed unable to work ‘face having benefits reduced under DWP plan’

Those with history of self-harm could face penalties if they do not seek work after change in categorisation

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Disabled could be offered more support to work from home under benefits reforms

Changes to Work Capability Assessments would help people ‘move off benefits and towards the jobs market’, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2023

DWP to change sickness benefits in bid to push more into workforce

MINISTERS are planning to force disabled people into the workforce with plans to encourage working from home for people previously deemed too ill to…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

‘Something that actually matters’: four retirees on why they’re becoming teachers

The over-55s account for biggest rise in trainee teachers in England, with a 75% increase in applications

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