31 h. ago Universal Credit and PIP changes explained in full as scale of impact realised

The Labour Government confirmed major changes to disability benefits Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) as they aim to cut the social welfare bill by £5billion per annum

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3 d. ago Unions warn about effect on vital services after Chancellor confirms job cuts

FDA general secretary Dave Penman said a 10% cut in the entire salary bill of the Civil Service could mean up to 50,000 jobs may be cut.

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6 d. ago Three PIP conditions set to 'keep their payments' in new DWP points system

Changes to the Personal Independence Payments system could cut £5 billion off the budget but leave a 1.2m 'losing support'

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7 d. ago Mayors get £10m boost from GB Energy to create jobs and cut energy bills

Metro mayors will be able to bid for a share of the £10m pot as part of GB Energy’s plans to back local energy projects across the UK so communities can reap the benefits

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7 d. ago GB Energy investing £200m in solar panels on schools and hospitals to cut bills

Hundreds of schools and NHS sites will get funding for renewables in the first major investment by the publicly owned clean energy company.

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8 d. ago What benefits am I entitled to? Calculator works out how much YOU can claim for as Labour cuts £5billion from welfare bill

Three benefits calculators can help with information on income-related benefits, contribution-based benefits, Universal Credit, tax credits, Council Tax Reduction and Carer's Allowance.

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8 d. ago Sickness benefits bill ‘devastating’, Keir Starmer says as he defends £5billion cut to welfare

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

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9 d. ago Alabama shoppers could see savings under a proposed cut to the sales tax on food

Grocery shoppers would get a slight tax cut under an Alabama bill

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9 d. ago Map shows one in three households are reliant on benefits in parts of Wales

It comes after the UK Government changed PIP payments and outlined plans to get more people back to work and cut billions from the rising benefits bill

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9 d. 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.

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9 d. 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”.

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9 d. ago Major reforms to Britain's benefits system announced as Government seeks £5billion cut to welfare bill

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced changes to personal independence payments (PIP), job seeker's allowance and universal credit

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9 d. ago Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off

Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPsUK politics live – latest updatesLiz Kendall, the welfare secretary, has faced down angry Labour MPs to unveil drastic cuts to the UK’s benefits system that will leave many sick and disabled claimants worse off.The measures, which the government argues are needed to “fix the broken benefits system” and balance the nation’s books, are expected to cut £5bn from the benefits bill by the end of the decade. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Have Labour's benefits cuts gone too far? Take our poll and have your say

Labour’s plan to cut billions from the welfare bill has sparked unease within the party and with changes potentially slashing upwards of £5 billion in payments, we're asking - is the government cutting too deep?

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9 d. ago Major reforms to Britain's benefits system announced as Government seeks to cut welfare bill

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced changes to personal independence payments (PIP), job seeker's allowance and universal credit

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9 d. ago Universal Credit and work capability assessment explained including the changes announced today

The shake-up comes as Labour moves ahead with its plans to cut benefit spending by billions of pounds by pushing more people back into work - but what exactly could be announced today?

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9 d. ago Watch live: Labour expected to announce plans to cut benefits by billions

Watch live as Labour is expected to announce plans to slash billions of pounds from the UK’s benefit bill amid a growing backlash among the party’s backbenchers.

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9 d. ago PIP disability benefits cuts live: Liz Kendall set to slash DWP spending risking Labour fury

A package of reforms to sickness and disability benefits is set to be signed off today by Sir Keir Starmer's Government which could cut billions but has led to Labour backbench anger

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1 week ago DWP PIP overhaul for more than 3million Brits causes angry backlash

Liz Kendall is expected to set out plans for reform on Tuesday in an effort to get more people back to work and cut the cost of a benefits bill described by ministers as 'unsustainable'

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1 week ago DWP PIP change update as Minister says 'We don’t want to take money from the poorest'

Reports suggest that Labour wants to cut £5 billion from the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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