Welfare
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
A judge ruled that government refusal to give people on legacy benefits the £20-per-week increase in lockdown was not discriminatory
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Weeks after Boris Johnson cut universal credit, Nicola Sturgeon announced her government would double the Scottish Child Payment to £20.
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
When the government increased universal credit payments in lockdown, it didn’t extend to legacy benefits. Now the issue is in the High Court.
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
UK needs radical expansion of free services, says report
