“I helped run the system. Now it’s broken me,” he says. The single father describes how he was rejected for the ...

Reeves gave particular importance to sticking with her “iron-clad” fiscal rules. These, she argued, were essential for ...

One of the maddening aspects of the welfare debate is that the same points are made repeatedly, but policy fails. Sir Charlie ...

The UK government will toughen the rules around claiming welfare as it tries to encourage more people to take jobs, part of an effort to boost economic growth. In a package of reforms due to be ...

RACHEL Reeves is facing mounting calls to slash the welfare bill rather than increase taxes — as we lay bare the cost of ...

Since the Second World War, the British social contract has promised that if you knuckled down, worked hard and paid your ...

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, arrives at Downing Street in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych) Manchester, England (CN) — The U.K. government has ...

A Reform UK-linked think-tank has advocated for a huge cut in civil service headcount and a reduction in welfare benefits, ...

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - New British welfare reforms are still expected to push 150,000 people into poverty despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government watering down the measures, according to ...

The party's welfare spokesman announced plans to curb PIP for under 25-year-olds and people with 'non-major anxiety' ...

OXFORD (Reuters) - Animal welfare will become of growing importance for British consumers and restaurant chain McDonald's wants improved standards from its suppliers, the head of the company's UK ...