17 h. ago Nationwide announces major 'first' which will benefit its 16million members

The accolade was awarded by the Money And Mental Health Policy Institute, which says the award recognises the steps Nationwide has taken to "support its customers with mental health problems"

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7 d. ago Universal Studios Bedford: Full list of benefits new theme park will bring UK

Universal Studios revealed a multi-billion-pound list of major economic and social benefits in the exciting theme park announcement - this UK site will join just five other Universal locations across the globe

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1 week ago Change to DWP earnings rule means 60,000 more Brits are eligible for £333 next week

The DWP has announced a major benefit change coming into force from Monday, April 7

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1 week ago 'I'm terrified. I've had sleepless nights since the benefits cuts were announced'

The Cardiff People's Assembly held a protest outside the office of Jo Stevens MP, the Secretary of State for Wales, in Roath on Wednesday

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2 w. ago SNP urges Rachel Reeves to 'change course' as benefit cuts risks 'social and economic damage'

Shona Robison spoke out after the UK Chancellor last week announced nearly £5 billion in benefit cuts by the end of the decade.

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2 w. ago DWP confirms three benefits targeted by new bank checks clampdown first

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has updated the public regarding the crackdown on benefit fraud after the Government announced the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

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3 w. ago What changes were made to welfare reforms in the spring statement?

Rachel Reeves announced some adjustments to key plans for benefits announced last week.

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3 w. ago Spring statement in full: Watch Rachel Reeves announce benefits cuts and £2.2bn defence boost

Watch as Rachel Reeves delivers her spring statement on the state of the UK economy on Wednesday, 26 March.

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3 w. ago Spring Statement calculator shows if you'll be better or worse off after Rachel Reeves statement

Use our calculator below to see how better or worse off after the Spring Statement after Rachel Reeves announced public spending cuts and major cuts to benefit payments

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3 w. ago Every DWP Universal Credit change confirmed as Rachel Reeves' 'brutal' cuts are slammed

Further cuts to benefits have been announced by the Chancellor in today's Spring statement in which she confirmed financial support for people with health conditions will be frozen for new claimants

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves announces MORE welfare cuts after watchdog judges Chancellor's previous benefits squeeze (announced only last week) was worth billions LESS than thought

The Chancellor put a further squeeze on benefits after the Office for Budget Responsibility said her previous action would not save as much as she'd hoped.

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3 w. ago Spring Statement 2025: More benefits cuts and crackdown on tax avoiders announced as growth forecast halved

Rachel Reeves will slash Britain’s welfare bill by another £500million

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3 w. ago Spring statement livestream: Rachel Reeves announces deeper benefits cuts and £2.2bn defence boost

Watch live as Rachel Reeves delivers her spring statement on the state of the UK economy on Wednesday, 26 March.

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3 w. ago Spring Statement 2025 LIVE as Rachel Reeves to announce further DWP benefit cuts

The budget watchdog has warned that cuts to benefits announced last week will not save as much money as minister had hoped

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3 w. ago Three million workers to get pay rise from next week thanks to major change

The national living and minimum wage will rise next week meaning some people will see a £2,500 annual pay jump

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3 w. ago Spring statement 2025: Chancellor to announce 'further benefits cuts' amid floundering growth

Rachel Reeves is understood to be planning to slash Britain’s welfare bill by another £500million

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3 w. ago Spring Statement LIVE as more benefit cuts to be announced by Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor will stand up in the House of Commons this afternoon to give an update to the Government's spending plans

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3 w. ago Good morning Britain – prepare to be told yet again that decline is all you deserve | Owen Jones

It’s Groundhog Day: the party may change but even under Labour, the script remains stubbornly the sameIt is time to resuscitate Margaret Thatcher’s catchphrase: “There is no alternative.” With a twist, of course. Back then, “Tina” was deployed in favour of an economic model that gave us badly distributed low growth, shambolic rip-off privatised utilities, a housing crisis and social insecurity. It is now devastatingly clear that there is no alternative to discarding this failed experiment.Yet this week, our supposedly Labour chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will take a scalpel to departmental budgets already devastated by 15 years of austerity. Our government has robbed most pensioners of the winter fuel payment, and announced £5bn worth of cuts to disability benefits, which strip support from citizens unable to independently clothe themselves, or who need an aide to use the toilet. By the time of the next election, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, all households will have suf...

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3 w. ago Spring Budget: What are the key benefit changes announced by Labour?

The work and pensions secretary announced a slate of changes – here’s what you need to know

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3 w. ago 'I've had panic attacks ever since benefits cut announcement – I need PIP to live'

Katie McGill, 39, from Wiltshire, used to work as a call handler before developing a chronic pain condition which leaves her bedbound and struggling to walk - she fears her benefits will be cut

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