The government’s internal estimate will heap pressure on Keir Starmer to backtrack on the contentious policy
Ceiling rises 20% over 5-year period to £200bn to avoid ‘having to take short-term decisions’
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall is likely to anger disability rights activists with her stance
Such welfare spending has increased faster in Britain than in comparable nations, IFS says
Minister says system leaves too many Britons ‘on the scrapheap’ ahead of autumn white paper
About a dozen Labour MPs are believed to have abstained in protest
As energy bills rise, bolder reforms are needed to identify the 880,000 households missing out on pension credit
Sorting out worklessness is a challenge for Labour as a study in Barnsley says most of the economically inactive do want jobs
Prime minister wins House of Commons vote on welfare payments but only after show of dissent
Policy affected record 1.6mn children in the year to April 2024, according to new data
Campaigners say limit ‘drives families into poverty’ and calls on future government to reverse the policy
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride calls for ‘adult conversation’ around making system more sustainable
Rishi Sunak has vowed to get people back to work but data indicates problems with the diagnosis — and proposed solution
One in 182 people will be without a home this Christmas, with thousands on the streets, Shelter survey finds
Data shows that limiting payments to 2 children hits those in Midlands and North West hardest
While Labour should be grateful that Jeremy Hunt has done some of the heavy lifting, this is a broader issue for UK society
Claimants previously assessed as too sick for a job worried they could be told to work from home
Chancellor to announce plans to tackle long-term sickness and joblessness in Autumn Statement next week
Proposed changes to work capability assessment could be centrepiece of push to cut welfare bill in Autumn Statement
Health Foundation research comes as Sunak vows to curb growing number of people claiming sickness benefits ahead of pension age rise
Critics say move would leave vulnerable people in hardship without significant boost to number employed
Labour leader’s stance a symbol of his determination to return party to centre ground
IFS analysis shows chancellor’s policy package will have a high price tag for relatively limited gains
Chancellor sets sights on 7mn adults who are not in work as campaigners express concerns over medical assessments
Citizens Advice says squeeze has occurred because of limit on universal credit funds
