Resolution Foundation: Tax and benefit system still not doing enough to make work pay
A new Resolution Foundation report today highlights how the present system of redistribution through taxation and welfare is inefficient and could be reformed.
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JRF: You can’t rely on a single policy to combat poverty
The net weekly budget for a family of four, with children aged 3 and 7, has risen from £370 to £455 since 2008.
Two children in every classroom go hungry
New research has today revealed that two children in every classroom are going hungry due to failures at home.
Government has “no hope” of reaching its target on reducing child poverty
It has been clear for months that the government has no hope of meeting its legal target on reducing child poverty.
Council tax benefit reforms will hit working-age adults in poverty
Council tax benefit reforms will cut the original amounts available by 10%, leaving working-age adults worse off.
MSPs outline “grave concerns” about UK welfare reforms
MSPs today expressed “grave concerns” over the likely impact on Scotland’s most vulnerable people as a result of Westminster’s £2.5 billion cut in benefits.
Gulf between asylum and benefit support leaves thousands of children in severe poverty
The gap between asylum support and mainstream benefit rates is leaving thousands of children in severe poverty, new analysis from The Children’s Society shows.
Budget 2012: The IFS’s devastating picture that shows we’re not all in it together
Will Straw reports on the IFS’s budget analysis, which shows the richest 10% have done better under this government than the poorest 40 per cent.
Look Left – Spotlight shone on legal aid cuts as Clarke urged to think again
The government’s cuts to legal aid came under renewed fire this week – with the opposition led by Conservative and Crossbench peers, reports Shamik Das.
The coalition are turning the clock back for vulnerable women
While the coalition are turning the clock back, for Labour, securing the safety of women is at the heart of our work for equality, writes Vera Baird QC.