Welfare reforms will be ‘devastating’ for disabled, Shirley-Anne Somerville says
The Scottish Social Justice Secretary spoke out after the UK Government set out a series of reforms to the welfare system.
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Labour warned it is 'undermining' its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
New claimants to the health-related element of universal credit benefit stand to be £40 per week worse off as a result, ...
Former Labour MSP quits party over welfare cuts
A Scottish Labour frontbencher has also criticised UK government plans to cut £5bn a year from social security spending.
Kendall promises welfare reforms ‘imminently’
The Work and Pensions Secretary – who is expected to lay out her plans on Tuesday – told MPs that reforms would be published ...
Welfare system will be here 'for years to come' amid backlash over impending cuts
The government has made cutting the soaring welfare budget a key project, but it's sparked significant concerns among Labour ...
Welfare reform: are more cuts the answer?
Most are agreed that the benefit cuts will be "big and consequential", said the BBC' s Henry Zeffman. The government will ...
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Welfare reform: If Govt was serious about cutting welfare bill “it would get serious about fixing health and social care”
Responding to the Government’s Green Paper on Welfare reforms, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said: ...
Benefits cuts – live: Minister refuses to rule out more welfare cuts as Tories criticise ‘rushed’ reforms
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall unveiled plans on Tuesday to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul ...