Welfare

"Labour would cut pensions" declare the Tories.

Tories go on the attack after Balls says Labour's welfare cap would include pensions

By George Eaton - 09 June 13:05

The shadow chancellor's latest display of fiscal responsibility is a major political gamble.

An alliance of 11 churches condemns Iain Duncan Smith and Grant Shapps.

Church leaders demand ministers apologise for "misrepresenting the poor"

By George Eaton - 07 June 10:22

An alliance of 11 churches condemns Iain Duncan Smith and Grant Shapps for their misuse of benefit statistics.

The danger is that families will be further impoverished.

The poor could be the losers from Labour's welfare cap

By Lindsay Judge - 06 June 14:49

If measures designed to tackle low pay and reduce rents fail to make sufficient progress, the danger is that families will be further impoverished.

The speech successfully addressed two of the biggest grievances with the system.

Miliband has given Labour a welfare message it can sell

By George Eaton - 06 June 13:32

The speech successfully addressed two of the biggest grievances with the system: "the something for nothing" problem and "the nothing for something" problem.

Miliband will announce that Labour would cap "structural welfare spending".

Miliband backs new welfare cap and brands Labour "the party of work"

By George Eaton - 06 June 8:00

In his speech on welfare, Miliband will announce that Labour would cap "structural welfare spending" and will criticise those "who could work and aren’t doing so".

The party believes in shifting spending from benefits to services.

Why Labour would not reverse the coalition's child benefit cuts

By George Eaton - 05 June 8:16

The party believes in shifting spending from universal benefits such as child benefit and the winter fuel allowance to services such as childcare and social care.

A two-tier system of benefits for job seekers.

How Labour can offer something for something on welfare

By Duncan O'Leary - 03 June 16:13

A two-tier system of benefits for job seekers, with higher entitlements for those with strong work records, could be funded by reducing spending on mortgage interest.

Not only will Labour be unable to reverse the cuts imposed by the coalition

Balls is waking the left up to a grim truth: Labour would cut too

By George Eaton - 03 June 9:26

Not only will Labour be unable to reverse the coalition's cuts, it will have to make its own.

An attempt to exploit the divide between the Tories and the Lib Dems.

Why Labour has pledged to remove the winter fuel allowance from wealthy pensioners

By George Eaton - 02 June 23:00

Balls's announcement is an attempt to exploit the divide between the Tories and Lib Dems on this issue and to demonstrate his commitment to fiscal discipline.