Young people suffering brunt of recession
Research by the Princeâs Trust show that deprived young people are being hit by the recession worst, and more is to come. Claims for jobseekerâs allowance by 18- to-24-year-olds have…
Tag: benefits
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One million off benefits
The government unveiled its plans to get one million people off benefits and back to work yesterday. The plan, to ‘transformâ the lives of people currently on benefits, was launched…
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Asylum seekers should be given support
Asylum seekers refused permission to live in the UK but unable to return to their country of origin should be allowed to work and access health care, a report by…
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Demand for housing benefit reform
In a case highlighting the ‘perverse natureâ of the housing benefit which allows claimants to live in subsidised properties that most taxpayers could not afford, a family of five has…
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Benefit error can be recouped
The government is entitled to take legal action to recover social security benefits it pays by mistake a judge has ruled. In a test case at the High Court the…
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Carers hit breaking point
A poll on the pressure of being a carer has found than three out of four of them have reached breaking point. The most common cause was with the bureaucracy…
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Government keeps A8 work restrictions
The strict working restrictions for Eastern Europeans will not be scrapped the government announced recently. The worker registration scheme ‘works for the British labour market and the country as a…
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Fewer families claiming benefits under Labour
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) the Labour government has reversed the rise in numbers of families claiming benefits during its 11 years in power. Under the Conservatives…
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Public losing support for welfare state
Public attitudes to the welfare state have hardened during Labour’s decade in power, and even more so among Labour voters, a study by the London School of Economics has found.…
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Charities demand help for carers
Charities including Carers UK, Mencap and Alzheimers Society are among nine charities which have drawn up a carers poverty charter calling for better benefits for carers. The charities estimate that…