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IFS analysis shows chancellor’s policy package will have a high price tag for relatively limited gains
Chancellor sets sights on 7mn adults who are not in work as campaigners express concerns over medical assessments
Citizens Advice says squeeze has occurred because of limit on universal credit funds
Better than cutting benefits would be to get tough on the causes of welfare spending
Added pressure on universal credit recipients comes as Truss emphasises need to increase size of workforce
They risk a general election like 1979, when voters look at who has been in charge and ask why nothing works
Through the generations, women need to ensure they will have cause to celebrate in retirement
The government has announced a £15bn package to help with the cost of living crisis
Energy crisis measures should help those most in need, not people like me
Taking responsibility for social security benefits from Westminster will put pressure on Scottish budget
Rachel Reeves says chancellor has failed to soften the mounting UK cost-of-living crisis
Anti-poverty campaigners criticise as inadequate government scheme aimed at meeting daily needs
Benefit rules undermine efforts to get unemployed back to work
Sunak under pressure over higher food prices, sharp increases in energy bills and inflation heading for 4%
Analysis shows homelessness and poverty will rise when universal credit boost finishes
Ministers plan to increase number of people on visas that deny access to public funds
Boris Johnson’s claim of a choice between more welfare or better jobs is not a real trade-off at all
Chancellor criticised for not going further to avoid ‘perfect storm’ for families later in year
Backbenchers from constituencies mostly in northern England want £20 weekly uplift to continue
Labour triggers Commons protest debate and vote over measure set to end in March
Study shows cuts to the benefits system helped push poorest further into poverty
Government U-turn on funding crucial in tackling food poverty but still only ‘sticking plaster’, warn campaigners
Some 6m households likely to have to rely on benefits as jobs crisis is set to worsen
Cross-party report warns on hardship caused by 5-week wait for initial benefits payments
If you’re made redundant in your fifties, should you dip into your retirement funds?
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