42 minutes ago Young people will lose benefits if they refuse work and training, minister says

Liz Kendall said claimants have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with skills or employment programmes.

Politics

2 hours ago Benefits claimants will face sanctions if they refuse to work, minister says

Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do not do so.

Politics

2 hours ago If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer's vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a 'hollow promise'

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall was involved in a toe-curling exchange on Sky News as she was grilled about Labour 's new welfare crackdown.

Economics

3 hours ago Assisted dying split as Justice Secretary sounds 'death on demand' warning

Shabana Mahmood has hit out at a controversial Bill that would legalise assisted dying - saying the state should 'never offer death as a service', but colleague Liz Kendall said she'd support it

Events

6 hours ago UK jobcentres not fit for purpose, says Liz Kendall ahead of major reforms

The work and pensions secretary is to overhaul benefits system, pushing young people into work or educationBritain’s network of jobcentres has become a hollowed-out “benefit administration service” that is shunned by employers and jobseekers alike, a cabinet minister has warned before a government overhaul of out-of-work support that will oblige young people to take up education or employment.In an interview with the Observer, Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, warned that the nation’s 650 jobcentres are no longer “fit for purpose” and need to become hubs for those looking for work or a better position, as well as those dependent on welfare. Reforms to integrate the jobcentre network with healthcare and careers services in England will be unveiled this week, as part of a long...

Politics

27 hours ago Huge DWP WASPI update with massive payout for hundreds of thousands of State Pensioners

The PM confirms that the DWP Secretary, Liz Kendall, is expected to make a statement on the WASPI compensation in the "not too distant future"

Economics