25 m. ago Benefits cuts – live: Fury over ‘immoral and devastating’ reforms as Labour slash £5bn off welfare

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has unveiled plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul

Economics

8 h. ago Sickness benefits bill ‘devastating’, Starmer says as he defends reforms

The Government announced a raft of welfare measures it says will help bring more people back into jobs, and which will save billions of pounds.

Politics

9 h. ago Too little, too late? More than a MILLION Brits face losing thousands of pounds in disability benefits as Liz Kendall defies Labour fury in desperate bid to cut £5bn from 'failing' system

In a highly-anticipated Commons statement, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall laid out moves to save £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.

Economics

13 h. ago Millions left fearful by drastic DWP benefit cuts that will leave many worse off

DWP Secretary Liz Kendall unveiled major changes to Personal Independent Payments and Universal Credit as she warned the system is 'failing the very people it is supposed to help'

Politics

13 h. ago Sadiq Khan: Government must not lose 'safety net' amid welfare changes

In a ‘promise to Londoners’, mayor insists he will speak up over Government’s proposed reforms to benefits system

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14 h. ago Benefit reforms unveiled by Liz Kendall may have 'severe' impact on Scottish budget, warns SNP

‘Pro-work’ UK welfare shake-up to address status quo that is “failing the very people it is supposed to help and holding our country back”

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15 h. ago A million to lose disability benefit as Labour slashes £5bn from welfare bill

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the wide reaching reforms were needed as the welfare bill was ‘unsustainable’

Economics

15 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Is that it? An opportunity of a generation to tackle Britain's bloated welfare bill has been squandered. And we'll all be poorer for it

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tried and failed to deflect criticism about PIPs from the Tories. Claims are rising by the day and the cost is substantial. An opportunity squandered.

Economics

15 h. ago Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says

Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’Q: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. C...

Economics

15 h. ago 'Immoral' major welfare reforms branded 'austerity on a massive scale' by Scottish Labour MP

The UK welfare reforms were announced by minister Liz Kendall on Tuesday

Economics

15 h. ago The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable

Britain’s Labour Party government has announced an overhaul of the welfare system it says will save the cash-strapped administration 5 billion pounds, or $6.5 billion

Economics

16 h. ago More than a MILLION Brits face losing thousands of pounds in disability benefits as Liz Kendall defies Labour fury in desperate bid to cut £5bn from 'failing' system... but is it enough?

In a highly-anticipated Commons statement, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall laid out moves to save £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.

Economics

16 h. ago DWP issues verdict on plans for PIP cash payments to be replaced with vouchers

It comes as Liz Kendall outlined her plans to reform the disability benefit in Parliament today

Economics

16 h. ago Labour Government accused of 'punching down' with £5bn cut to benefits bill

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall outlined reforms today which could save £5 billion from the UK's welfare bill by 2030.

Economics

17 h. ago Watch in full: Labour announces plans to cut benefits by billions

Watch Liz Kendall’s House of Commons statement in full as Labour announced plans to slash billions of pounds from the UK’s benefits bill on Tuesday, 18 March, amid backlash from charities and trade unions, who have described them as “immoral” and “indefensible”.

Politics

17 h. ago Minister says jobless youths should consider joining up and serving in the Armed Forces to cut unemployment amid benefit crackdown

Liz Kendall said she 'absolutely agrees' with calls to ensure more young people join the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army.

Politics

17 h. ago PIP and Universal Credit: Five key DWP benefit changes announced on Tuesday

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced key changes to the welfare system

Politics

17 h. ago Starmer’s Government faces backlash over ‘cruel’ £5bn cut to welfare

Sir Keir Starmer said failure to reform the system would be ‘morally bankrupt’ but his own backbenchers, unions and campaigners hit back

Economics

18 h. ago Benefits crackdown ‘to save £5bn by 2030’, claims Liz Kendall as disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’ – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says one in 10 people of working age are claiming sickness or disability benefitQ: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. Continue readin...

Politics

18 h. ago A million to lose disability benefit as Labour slashes £5bn off welfare bill

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the wide reaching reforms were needed as the welfare bill was ‘unsustainable’

Economics