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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Photograph: Getty Images
The "better off on benefits than in work" claim is a complete fallacy - where's the evidence?
By Mark Serwotka - 29 April 8:54

The real issue for the government is not making work pay, but making work exist, says the PCS union's Mark Serwotka.

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith outside Number 10 Downing Street.
Universal Credit: Duncan Smith's master plan is grinding to a halt
By George Eaton - 29 March 10:57

The new welfare system will now be piloted in just one area, rather than four, next month.

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The twisted logic of making the poor poorer
By Sarah Ditum - 23 November 22:41

Ministers seem genuinely to believe that fear and stress are the keys to lifting people out of poverty.

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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Photograph: Getty Images.
Charities warn Duncan Smith: 450,000 disabled people will lose out under Universal Credit
By George Eaton - 17 October 8:51

Work and Pensions Secretary promised that there would be "no losers" under the new programme.

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