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Warning over rise in children on disability benefits in England and Wales

Resolution Foundation points to growth in claims for conditions such as autism and says adulthood brings financial cliff edge

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024

Two-child benefit cap is cementing regional poverty, Starmer told

North-west and West Midlands worst hit, says thinktank, and in some areas half of children live below breadline

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Rachel Reeves could raise £10bn in wealth taxes, Resolution Foundation says

The chancellor could find the cash to fund Labour’s plans for power, including inflation-busting pay hikes for public sector workers, by levying taxes on unearned wealth

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024

Labour told it will need to defeat ‘net-zero nimbys’ to decarbonise Britain

Opposition in wealthier areas is likely and overcoming it is essential, says Resolution Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Labour says higher-than-forecast UK borrowing shows economic challenge ahead

Treasury says it has received worst postwar inheritance as figures reveal £14.5bn deficit in June

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024

Hot wage rises put changes of August interest rate cut into the shade

September looks more likely to provide the moment the cost of borrowing comes down from a 16-year peak

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024

Experts dismiss Labour's claim that two-child cap harms are 'open to debate'

EXPERTS have dismissed a Labour Cabinet Secretary’s claim that it is “open to debate” whether the two-child cap on benefits causes harm ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2024

'Open to debate' whether two-child cap harms children, Labour Cabinet minister says

WHETHER the two-child cap on benefits causes harm is “open to debate”, a Cabinet Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2024

Why has the UK’s economy grown so slowly under the Tories?

Economic growth under Conservative government is lowest since 1826, experts say.

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2024

Low wages under Tories have pushed 900,000 UK children into poverty, report finds

TUC says party has overseen ‘huge rise’ in poverty, as Resolution Foundation says average wages just £16 a week higher in real terms than in 2010

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024