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US politics
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Trump Has Just Condemned More Americans to Hunger

Trump and Republican policies cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP and imposed stricter work requirements that harm vulnerable people.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Politics latest: Tories bid to counter Farage with migrant benefits threat

The shadow chancellor will propose £47 billion in government spending cuts, including £23 billion from welfare targeting low-level mental health claimants and non-citizens.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Conservatives to set out plan for 47bn of cuts to public spending

The Conservatives propose cutting welfare, overseas aid, environmental subsidies and civil service posts to save £47bn over five years.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Scrapping two-child benefit cap may be harder after welfare U-turn, minister says

Downing Street's U-turn on welfare changes complicates Labour's ability to scrap the two-child benefit cap, impacting future child poverty alleviation efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Experts back DfE's claim free school meals plan will lift 100,000 English children out of poverty but say only over time politics live

Child poverty became a key topic in political debate due to Kemi Badenoch's questioning of Labour's stance on the two-child benefit cap.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Experts back DfE's claim free school meals plan will lift 100,000 English children out of poverty but say only over time politics live

Child poverty became a key topic in political debate due to Kemi Badenoch's questioning of Labour's stance on the two-child benefit cap.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves gets a warm reception but business chiefs are wary of another tax raid

Rachel Reeves signals possible tax increases in November's budget amid strained public finances, policy reversals, and the need to meet fiscal rules.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves set to lift two-child benefit cap in Budget

Rachel Reeves is expected to lift the two‑child benefit cap in the Budget, with tapered payments under consideration to manage costs for larger families.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Andy Burnham calls two-child benefit limit the worst of Westminster'

Andy Burnham calls for scrapping the two-child benefit limit, labeling it arbitrary and abhorrent and linking it to child poverty and social injustice.
Philosophy
fromA Philosopher's Blog
1 month ago

Deficit & Dependency II: The Dependency Argument

State-provided benefits are argued to create dependency that allegedly harms work incentives, moral character, and civic culture, justifying limits on assistance.
US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

As AI amplifies American exceptionalism, job insecurity could become the new norm

AI will amplify American labor insecurity by accelerating employer-driven automation within a weak welfare, at-will, and deunionized U.S. labor system.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The six Labour MPs who have left Keir Starmer's government since election

Multiple MPs have resigned from Keir Starmer's government since Labour's victory in 2024 due to various controversies and disagreements.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Keir Starmer to remove Labour whip from at least three persistent rebel' MPs

Keir Starmer is to remove the whip from MPs for persistent rebellions, starting with at least three of them on Wednesday afternoon.
UK politics
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Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Trump's big, beautiful' bill is built on falsehoods about low-income families | Brigid Schulte and Haley Swenson

Republicans are justifying cuts to safety net programs with false narratives about laziness, while most recipients are already working.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Badenoch attacks Starmer and Farage over welfare

Kemi Badenoch criticizes Labour and Reform UK for unrealistic welfare policies that place financial burdens on taxpayers.
fromFast Company
5 months ago

Why Medicaid work requirements place extra burdens on low-income families

Work requirements place extra burdens on low-income families but do little to lift them out of poverty.
Healthcare
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Welfare work requirements empower, slashing funding can help science and other commentary

Setting a work requirement to collect welfare isn’t just about cost reduction; it helps individuals regain dignity and self-respect that comes from having a job.
Left-wing politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Should benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don't think so | Neil Duncan-Jordan

The government plans to implement mass surveillance on welfare recipients, potentially infringing on their privacy rights.
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