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Welfare

Behind the government's rhetoric, things aren't getting better for working peopl
The Tories are hurting, not helping the working class
By Liam Byrne - 24 June 16:36

Behind the government's rhetoric, things aren't getting better for working people. They’re getting much, much worse.

More generous benefits for some will need to be paid for by cuts or tax rises.
Labour promises higher benefits for older people, but who will pay?
By George Eaton - 24 June 9:03

Having pledged to stick to Osborne's spending limits, more generous benefits for some will need to be paid for by cuts or tax rises elsewhere.

The coalition could pledge to means-test benefits from April 2015.
How Cameron and Clegg could reach a deal on cutting pensioner benefits
By George Eaton - 17 June 15:08

The coalition could pledge to means-test benefits from April 2015 and promise to increase them the previous year to ensure no one is left out of pocket.

Putting social relationships at the heart of the welfare state.
How 'Facebook welfare' could reshape the benefits system
By Ian Mulheirn - 17 June 11:19

Putting social relationships, rather than the impersonal state, at the heart of the welfare system offers a route out of the negative debate about ‘scroungers’.

"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.

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