3 d. ago Pension Protection Fund vows to boost UK investment if allowed to grow

Britain’s £32bn lifeboat scheme wants to drive consolidation in defined benefit sector and increase infrastructure spending

Economics

5 d. ago Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the UK Government’s welfare cuts as she said the rise in the benefit bill is ‘unsustainable’.

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5 d. ago Increase in welfare spending 'not sustainable', says Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie

Jackie Baillie said spending an increasing amount on benefits "is the wrong approach".

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9 d. ago Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK

Amid poor economic growth forecasts and global instability, Rachel Reeves is trying to balance the books by cutting spending on benefits. So why is a Labour government choosing this path? John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to unpick what was in the spring statement, and what it will mean for you Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Chancellor insists Scotland’s economy should benefit from increased defence spending

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP says Scotland should be in a position to prosper off the back of increased spending on defence.

Economics

9 d. 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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9 d. ago Jackie Baillie: 'Keir Starmer not a liability', as senior Labour figure admits to communication problem

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the Prime Minister’s record in government.

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9 d. ago Spring Statement 2025 latest: Rachel Reeves to cut benefits as Labour slashes public spending

The Chancellor will deliver the Spring Statement to the Commons around 12.30pm on Wednesday - shortly after PMQs - to update on the state of the nation's finances

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1 week ago Budget 2025 latest: Reeves boosts defence spending by £2.2bn as more benefit cuts foreshadowed

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is under pressure to deliver in her spring statement

Economics

1 week ago Spring Statement 2025: What you can expect including taxes, benefits and spending cuts

The Chancellor is expected to reveal significant cuts to the Civil Service as well as unveil further details of the cuts to benefits and disability payments

Economics

1 week ago As Rachel Reeves tries to save her job, see exactly how the government spends every pound of YOUR taxes with our interactive calculator

The Chancellor is set to put the squeeze on some Whitehall departments as she tries to patch up a deep hole in the public finances.

Politics

1 week ago How does the Government spend YOUR money? Use our interactive tool to check where taxes go as desperate Rachel Reeves looks to slash spending on benefits and civil service in Spring Statement

The Chancellor is set to put the squeeze on some Whitehall departments as she tries to patch up a deep hole in the public finances.

Economics

1 week ago Shocking figures reveal UK spends double the defence budget on working age benefits

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

Economics

1 week ago Shocking figures reveal UK spends twice as much on working age benefits than defence

Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer

Economics

1 week ago DWP confirms start date for Eligibility Verification and ‘monitoring’ bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud

The Eligibility Verification Measure will not give DWP direct access to bank accounts or enable investigators to see how people on benefits spend their money.

Economics

1 week ago SNP set for benefits spending collision with Labour to rescue poverty targets

Holyrood ministers have been urged to increase spending on benefits, despite the bill set to soar to almost £8bn by 2030.

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2 w. ago Reeves’ cuts to total over £10bn in bid to restore UK finances

Departmental spending squeeze and benefits crackdown part of chancellor’s bid to fill fiscal hole

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves to outline more than £10bn in cuts to help restore UK finances

Departmental spending squeeze and benefits crackdown part of chancellor’s bid to fill fiscal hole

Economics

2 w. ago Where else will the axe fall as the economy stalls? Rachel Reeves 'must still slash £10bn from spending' in Spring Statement next week despite Labour uproar at crackdown on benefits

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement next Wednesday had originally been billed as a low-key update, after she vowed only to hold one Budget a year.

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2 w. 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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