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Chancellor’s comments come as fiscal watchdog says disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before end of decadeBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey had said there will be a reduction in the welfare bill before the next election, with a “tough”…
Read MoreDigital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with overpayments will still have to pay“On the surface it sounds really positive – and I really hope that it is,” says unpaid carer Guy Shahar of the government’s decision to a…
Read MoreResolution Foundation says ‘crude changes’ to benefits system would probably make it harder for people to workBanning people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from claiming disability benefits would not deliver major financial savings and would probably mak…
Read MoreExclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employmentMinisters are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-…
Read MorePat McFadden urges Labour MPs to back overhauls, amid signs party looking to cut payments for some 16- to 24-year-oldsUK politics live – latest updatesLabour MPs have a moral responsibility to accept significant changes to the welfare system to help ge…
Read MoreCampaigners say at current glacial pace some unpaid carers will die before receiving a refundUnpaid carers who were pursued for bills for thousands of pounds after welfare officials unlawfully changed benefit rules could wait years before learning whet…
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