Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said. But charities have argued the proposed changes are “immoral ...

Liz Kendall and her ministerial colleagues were forced to offer an hour’s worth of holding statements about the government’s ...

Responding to the Government’s Green Paper on Welfare reforms, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said: ...

Social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told the Commons that he is ‘sad’ about the worries people have expressed.

The Government is set to announce a major overhaul of the welfare system with suggestions that concessions may have to be ...

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

Haryana's Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced a new scheme for gig workers, featuring a dedicated portal for ...

Liz Kendall has unveiled a major package of reforms to the UK’s welfare system with the aim of saving the government £5bn by 2030.

Dramatic cuts to benefits that have been unveiled by the work and pensions secretary have prompted backlash from charities and trade unions, who have described them as “immoral” and “indefensible”.

Perhaps the most eye-catching news for universal credit claimants first: there will be permanent, above-inflation increases to universal credit. Kendall has said this change will result in a £775 ...

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

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall pledges to ensure fairness in the benefits system ahead of addressing Parliament at 12:30 GMT.