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Most working-age benefits were frozen in 2016 by former Tory chancellor George Osborne. The policy was not included in the party's last manifesto, but at Prime Minister's Questions, Jeremy Corbyn said he "would have ended the benefit freeze" if he ha...

A very special thanks to Social Welfare Training who have sent us this excellent guide to changes in the budget.     Image: A Social Welfare Training Poster Please download this 'at a glance' guide below:          &...

The number of homeless residents across Los Angeles County has dropped to 53,195, new figures show. There was a 23% increase in 2017.  A new idea is being tested - providing grants for homeowners to purchase 'granny Annexes' as they are cal...

Commenting on news that NatWest bank plans to review its lending practices to address concerns that they prevent landlords renting to benefit claimants, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association said: “With increasing num...

 A quick round up regarding the budget in regards to welfare claimants is: Work allowances for universal credit to be increased by £1.7bn 2.4 million working families with children to benefit by £630 a year An extra £1bn to help welfare claimant...

A no-deal outcome to the Brexit negotiations would require an emergency budget allowing the government to intervene in the event of economic turbulence while setting a “new direction” for the U.K. economy overall, Chancellor Philip Hammond said in a...

Tory welfare spokesperson Michelle Ballantyne was this week widely condemned for her comments suggested those on low-incomes should be restricted in how many children they can have. In a Holyrood debate on Wednesday, the MSP said...

Hours and earnings statistics published The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings was published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Weekly earnings increase in real terms, following a decrease in real earnings last year * Me...

End Hunger UK Campaign Conference 2018, had Channel 4 and BBC News filming and doing interviews, as well as 154 participants, including a Government Minister, 2 MPs, campaigners from around the country, representatives from food poverty organizations...

Simon Collyer is taking the DWP to Court this Friday over an issue that could have repercussions for all benefit claimants. We cannot talk about the case in detail, so we are not going to say anything till after it has been heard: Simon Collyer v Sec...