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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Survivors of Ireland's mother and baby homes face benefit cuts in UK after accepting compensation

Irish mother and baby home survivors in Britain face benefits cuts when accepting Irish government compensation, prompting calls for legal protection through Philomena's Law.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Mental Health and Sickness Benefits: Lessons From History

Mental health diagnoses account for 80% of young people's benefit claims, but evidence shows psychiatric treatments produce minimal symptom reduction without proven long-term employment outcomes.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Has Rachel Reeves made the right calls in this budget? Our panel responds | Polly Toynbee and others

Abolishing the two‑child benefit cap and child-first Labour measures lift 450,000 children out of poverty while boosting low-paid households and funding universal nurseries and support.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Rachel Reeves poised to unveil tax rises worth 26bn in budget, leak reveals

The budget will raise £26bn in tax measures, boosting fiscal headroom to £22bn in five years through tax-threshold freezes and benefit changes.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Review of unpaid carer debts announced after damning report

Confusing, ill-defined Carer's Allowance rules left thousands of unpaid carers with fines, debts and wrongful fraud penalties, prompting reassessments and government promises to remedy failures.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Call to stop benefits for mentally ill offenders

Officials will review stopping benefit payments to offenders detained in psychiatric hospitals, and calls were made to implement Jade's Law to prioritise victims.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Nigel Farage refuses to commit to keeping pensions triple lock if he wins next election

Nigel Farage is uncertain about maintaining the pensions triple lock while proposing significant tax cuts and other benefits.
His party aims to appeal to disaffected left-leaning voters by reversing certain benefit cuts.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Half of red wall' voters disapprove of Labour's handing of benefits, says poll

Many red wall voters disapprove of Keir Starmer's management of benefits policy, especially regarding winter fuel and disability payments.
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