IDS casts doubt over official number of disabled Bedroom Tax victims
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Minister, has called into question the accuracy of figures released by his…
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Labour could curb benefits for immigrants until they have worked in the UK
People immigrating from the EU would be stopped from claiming benefits until they have paid into the system…
Number of people living in absolute poverty rises to almost 11 million
New official figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that the number of people living in…
Government have wasted billions of taxpayers’ pounds, Labour review finds
Labour’s Zero-Based Review – an analysis of every pound the government spends, led by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls…
Why has the Bedroom Tax been such a disaster?
Exactly a year ago David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith proudly brought in a policy they called the…
Bedroom Tax one year on: 5 things you need to know
Today marks a year since the introduction of the “Spare Room Subsidy”, better known as the Bedroom Tax.…
Local newspaper advert claims Bedroom Tax is “fair for everyone”
An eagle-eyed reader has sent in this DWP advert on the Bedroom Tax from their local paper. Although…
Universal Credit: time to send in the rescue team
Universal Credit is in crisis. And Iain Duncan Smith has utterly lost control. Of that there is no…
Are Labour and Liam Byrne finally “getting it” on welfare?
Shhhh! Don’t say it too loudly! But Liam Byrne just made a speech on welfare that shows he’s…
Whitewash report claims that there’s no such thing as DWP “league tables” for sanctions
Whilst the Westminster village has been working itself up into a lather over the rise of UKIP and…
