Government’s Housing Bill will shift spending from bricks to benefits
The Bill is likely to bring about a reduction in the numbers of homes for genuinely affordable rent
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Fears for Northern Ireland’s economy as welfare row continues
Northern Ireland is set for years of ‘intensified austerity’
Welfare cuts: who will lose out?
The working poor and their children will suffer when the ‘merry-go-round’ stops
Welfare reforms push Stormont to breaking point
Peter Robinson has warned that devolved bodies could collapse if an agreement is not reached
Benefits bill ‘virtually unchanged’ under coalition, says IFS
The biggest cuts to the welfare system are ‘yet to come’ says think tank
The Tories have overspent by £25 billion on social security
Figures show that the DWP overspend comes despite debilitating cuts to working people and families.
On welfare, it is UKIP playing catch up with Labour and the Tories
On Welfare, UKIP is taking its lead from Labour and the Conservatives.
We need to change the terms of the welfare debate
While financial prudence is vital if Labour is to win power, we cannot put it before compassion.
Reform, not withdrawal, is the way to address public concerns about European free movement
The Ukip analysis of free movement should be challenged much more robustly than it has been to date, argues Alex Glennie.
‘He lived on field mushrooms and borrowed eggs’: how the coalition is dismantling the welfare state
The coalition is moving toward a welfare system that is surreal in its cruelty, writes Annie Powell.