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Labour’s plans for benefit reform of Universal Credit, PIPs and state pensions

Labour has promised to “kick-start economic growth” after 14 years of Conservative rule and aims to address the growing problem of economic inactivity. So how will this affect the benefits system? The party’s manifesto sets out broad strategies to boost employment rates, without going into any detail. There is no clarity on intended changes to… Read More »

DWP Universal Credit warns 670,000 families will lose £4,300 a year due to ‘draconian’ policy

The number of children affected by the two-child benefit limit will increase by a third over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. This legislation limits Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit primarily to the first two children in most households. The cap currently affects two million children, with more being… Read More »