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Labour launches child poverty strategy but hints costly welfare system has to change

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden says more must be done to lift people out of hardship and help people into work

The Guardian - UK

DWP chief paves the way for more benefit cuts as Starmer warned over spending

The OBR projects that Labour has added £11bn on to public spending – largely to pay for welfare reversals

The Independent UK

New 2026 rates and dates revealed for universal credit, PIP and end of two-child benefit cap

Some benefits will increase next year while others have been frozen

The Independent UK

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Thousands of carers to have overpayments reviewed after decade-long ‘scandal’

Historic overpayments led to many carers unwittingly racking up unmanageable levels of debt.

Evening Standard

What compensation could Waspi women be entitled to and why is it controversial?

New evidence has come to light, the work and pensions secretary says

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: Why young people are bearing the brunt of the unemployment crisis

In today’s newsletter: Almost 1.8 million people in the UK class themselves as unemployed, and it’s the youth who are driving it. What can be done to help, and will things get better (or worse)?

The Guardian - UK

UK to reconsider decision to deny Waspi women pension payouts

Millions born in 1950s lost out because of government failings over changes to state retirement age, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK

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Government to reconsider compensation for Waspi women

It was announced last year that women born in the 1950s who were affected by the increase in the pension age would not be compensated

Evening Standard

Government to reconsider decision to deny Waspi women compensation

The decision was made despite a recommendation that the women should be paid up to £2,950 each

The Independent UK

Inquiry launched as nearly one million young people out of work and education

‘The rising number of young people who are not in education, employment or training is a crisis of opportunity’

The Independent UK

‘I hate my boss’ is not a health condition, says leader of sick pay review

Action to combat UK’s £85 billion sick leave bill urged by ex-John Lewis chief executive Sir Charlie Mayfield

The Independent UK

Winter Fuel Payment Pensioners Warned After 153% Spike in Scam Texts Hits the UK

Surge in winter fuel payment scams: 153% more texts targeting pensioners in 2025. Spot fakes, forward to 7726, claim automatic £300 aid

International Business Times UK

DWP to look into stopping benefits for offenders in psychiatric hospitals

Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche’s mother and uncle met Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden in parliament on Monday.

Evening Standard

Labour will ‘never step aside’ in Wales – McFadden

Pat McFadden joined campaigners in the Caerphilly constituency on Thursday morning ahead of a crucial by-election for Welsh Labour next week.

The Independent UK

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Labour bank spying bill will bring ‘unprecedented surveillance,’ charities warn

Exclusive: Government warned new counter-fraud powers risk ‘recreating Horizon-scale scandal’

International Business Times UK

'We Need Support, Not Pressure': Inside Rachel Reeves' Youth Jobs Guarantee Plan

Labour's new jobs guarantee promises paid placements for young people out of work for 18 months. But experts warn it could repeat past mistakes if it relies on sanctions rather than support. And, policy must focus on skills, confidence and real opportunity to work.

Evening Standard

Job advisers in GP surgeries to help long-term sick and disabled into work

There are approximately 2.8 million people out of work in the UK due to long-term sickness.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to make case for ‘contribution’ ahead of youth jobs guarantee

The Chancellor is expected to say Britain must build on the principle of doing ‘our duty for each other’.

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Evening Standard

Reeves should be shown ‘solidarity’ over Budget decisions – McFadden

The Work and Pensions Secretary said Rachel Reeves ‘shouldn’t do the job alone’ as he called for ‘collective responsibility’ from all ministers.

The Independent UK

Boost for Starmer as top aide Morgan McSweeney avoids investigation over donations

Labour Together, where Morgan McSweeney was director before coming to work for Sir Keir, was fined by the elections watchdog over its handling of £740,000 donations in 2021

The Independent UK

‘The UK’s benefits system is set up to make you fail – it’s devastating’

More than half of all benefit claimants (51 per cent) say that claiming has damaged their mental health, research from welfare charity Turn2Us reveals

The Independent UK

When will new UK digital ID card be introduced and how will it work?

The digital ID card marks the government’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal migration

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump

Khan’s comments come after US president used speech at UN to call London mayor ‘terrible’

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan calls Trump racist, sexist and Islamophobic

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden dismissed the president’s attack.

Evening Standard

Labour donations row reignited by leaked email as Tories demand probe into Starmer's right-hand man

The Conservatives released a leaked email from a lawyer to Morgan McSweeney in response to the Electoral Commission investigating the failure to report donations to Labour Together

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