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Benefit cuts ‘will push quarter of a million people into poverty’

Reeves’ benefit cuts to plunge 250,000 people into poverty, government admits

The Independent UK

What new Universal Credit cuts mean for you

THE UK Government has announced a fresh set of welfare reforms set to plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Labour MP challenges Reeves over £150k salary and ‘freebie’s after welfare cut plunges 50,000 children into poverty

Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana challenged Rachel Reeves, who “has accepted £7,500 worth of free clothing and recently took freebie tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter”, on whether Wednesday’s spring statement represents the “change” promised at last year’s general election.

The Independent UK

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Holyrood block grant to be cut as a result of Reeves’s welfare changes – Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary addressed MSPs after the Chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves' welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following welfare reform announcement

Evening Standard

Welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following a welfare reform announcement last week.

The Independent UK

Reeves’s benefit cuts to plunge 250,000 people into poverty, government admits

There was outrage as the chancellor announced yet more welfare cuts which are now set to affect 3.2 million families

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Labour cuts to push 50,000 children into poverty, UK Government's own figures show

LABOUR’S welfare cuts will push “an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children)” into relative poverty, according to the UK…

The National (Scotland)

Protesters rail against Labour welfare cuts set to push 250,000 more into poverty

Protesters gathered outside Downing Street to demonstrate against Labour’s cuts to welfare

Evening Standard

Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to rethink cuts to health and disability benefits

Debbie Abrahams, who chairs the Work and Pensions Committee, questioned how ‘making people sicker and poorer’ would help the economy.

Evening Standard

Reeves warned welfare cuts will ‘push disabled into poverty’ ahead of spring statement

A disability advocate has warned that planned welfare cuts will push disabled people into poverty ahead of today’s spring statement.

The Independent UK

UK Is Finally Updating Their Child Benefit Policies: Here's What You Should Know

The UK government is exploring updates to its Child Benefit policy, aiming to lessen the impact of the current two-child limit without full removal due to cost.

International Business Times UK

SNP urge Rachel Reeves to 'ditch Tory fiscal rules' instead of Spring Statement cuts

Rachel Reeves has sought to blame deteriorating public finances on a global rise in borrowing costs as she prepares to unveil a spring statement…

The National (Scotland)

Westminster urged to act to reduce energy bills for those in greatest need

Scottish climate action minister Alasdair Allan called for a discounted rate to be introduced with a level of discount ‘proportionate to need’.

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The Conversation

Our research shows the harm the two-child limit on benefits is doing. Only scrapping it can end this

Since the UK Labour government took office in summer 2024, calls have intensified to scrap both the “two-child limit” – which restricts support for children through universal credit to two children – and the overall benefit cap. With Chancellor Rachel Reeves resisting this pressure as she tries to manage deteriorating…

The National (Scotland)

UK Government warned not to 'push more families into hardship', at poverty summit

THE UK Government has been warned not to “push even more families into hardship” by imposing austerity cuts, ahead of a poverty summit at…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish policies will 'keep child poverty levels well below the rest of the UK'

Scottish Government policies will “keep child poverty levels well below the rest of the UK”, new analysis has found ...

The Independent UK

‘One in 10 parents in poverty say their child has been bullied for being poor’

The Government is expected to publish its child poverty strategy this spring.

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The Guardian - UK

Reeves’s dilemma: break your tax pledges or cast Labour adrift from its principles

After the welfare cuts backlash the chancellor is being warned about how she wields the scalpel in her spring statement

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves 'rejects' data showing 'everyone is getting poorer' under Labour

RACHEL Reeves has rejected data from a leading poverty charity which suggests the average family could be £1400 a year worse off by the end of the…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the spring statement: cutting spending is not the only option, chancellor

Further reductions can only increase disability and child poverty, and further undermine public services

The National (Scotland)

Plaid Cymru leader takes inspiration from Scotland with child payment pledge

Plaid Cymru will launch a “transformational” payment to tackle the “national stain” of child poverty if it leads the next Welsh government,…

Evening Standard

Plaid leader pledges to launch payments for poor children

Rhun ap Iorwerth said child poverty ‘remains a national stain’ with children ‘not even afforded the decency of good health and the bare essentials’.

The Guardian - AU

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The Texas Tribune

Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers

The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.

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