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What does the Spring Statement mean for me?

Millions of British households are being hit with a wave of household bill hikes and welfare cuts — So how will the Spring Statement impact women like you?

Marie Claire

'It's a gamble': Economist gives verdict on UK Government benefit cuts

The UK Government is unlikely to see a boost in employment rates on the back of making cuts to disability benefits, an economic expert has said.

The National (Scotland)

Westminster 'respect' for Holyrood questioned amid 'silence' on benefit cuts

A Scottish minister has said the so-called "respect agenda" between Holyrood and Westminster "is not working" as she criticised…

The National (Scotland)

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GMB’s Susanna Reid Stuns Viewers with Surprise ‘Breaking News’ Announcement Live on Air

Good Morning Britain threw viewers a curveball on Wednesday morning (26 March) when Susanna Reid cut into the usual chat.

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Is this the new austerity? What the numbers say

With the chancellor announcing around £4.8 billion of cuts to welfare spending over the next five years, Alicja Hagopian looks at whether the UK is returning to the austerity policies of ther 2010s

The Independent UK

Labour MPs line up to rebel against UK Government's disability cuts

A GROWING number of Labour MPs are making clear their intentions to rebel against the UK Government’s decision to cut disability benefits by…

The National (Scotland)

Reeves rejects own government’s findings of cuts pushing 250,000 into poverty

An impact assessment, published today by the Department of Work and Pensions, said 3.2 million families will lose an average of £1,720 a year as a result of the changes

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What new Universal Credit cuts mean for you

THE UK Government has announced a fresh set of welfare reforms set to plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.

The National (Scotland)

How Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts will affect your benefits - and how much they’ll save

The chancellor has revealed how benefits will be changing for millions of claimants

The Independent UK

Labour cuts to push 50,000 children into poverty, UK Government's own figures show

LABOUR’S welfare cuts will push “an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children)” into relative poverty, according to the UK…

The National (Scotland)

UK Is Finally Updating Their Child Benefit Policies: Here's What You Should Know

The UK government is exploring updates to its Child Benefit policy, aiming to lessen the impact of the current two-child limit without full removal due to cost.

International Business Times UK

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled benefit claimants on the impact of Labour’s £5 billion cuts to welfare

Welfare recipients tell The Independent what losing their health-related benefits would mean to them

The Independent UK

Child benefit increase for April revealed – here are all the welfare rates you need to know

All benefit payment rates will be increasing in April

The Independent UK

Welfare in numbers: The facts behind Britain’s soaring benefits bill

As Labour attempts to tighten Britain’s burgeoning welfare belt, Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox investigate the true cost of the welfare state

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'Indefensible': Senior Labour members write to Liz Kendall over benefits cuts

Senior Labour members have written to the Work and Pensions Secretary over the party's "indefensible" cuts to benefits ...

The Independent UK

Inside the battle to make ends meet as benefits fail to keep up with soaring rents

New analysis has found almost half of all private renters who receive housing benefit experience a shortfall between the government support and monthly rents. Holly Bancroft and Albert Toth speak to claimants and charities about the struggle to keep up with rising rents

The Independent UK

May 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

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Labour's benefits cuts risk disabled people turning to food banks, charity warns

Labour's "cruel" benefits cuts risk disabled people being forced to turn to food banks, an anti-poverty charity has warned ...

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Labour minister's disability cuts defence branded 'abhorrent' by own colleague

A LABOUR minister’s attempt to defend the UK Government’s swingeing cuts to disability benefits has been branded “abhorrent” by one of his…

The Independent UK

What Labour’s welfare cuts mean for benefit claimants – and the other support available

Millions of people will be affected by the changes

The National (Scotland)

Shocking figures reveal extent of Labour's cuts to disability benefits

AROUND 900,000 people on Universal Credit and 1.2 million claiming PIP could cost up to 1.2 million people between £2400 and £6300 per year from…

The National (Scotland)

Analysis: Labour are cutting benefits in ways the Tories only dreamt of

LABOUR’S swingeing cuts to disability benefits are reckoned to be the biggest on record.

The National (Scotland)

DWP benefits that could cut your broadband or phone bill to £10

Martin Lewis discussed social tariffs that can cut broadband or phone bills and are open to people claiming DWP benefits ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour panned for 'hiding' impact assessment of benefit cuts

LABOUR have been criticised for failing to publish an impact assessment of sweeping cuts to disability benefits.

The National (Scotland)

People urged to 'flood' UK Government's consultation on benefits cuts

Campaigners have urged people to "flood" the UK Government's consultation on disability benefits cuts with responses ...

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