The coalition has stigmatised welfare users – we need a return to compassion and solidarity
George Osborne has said a further £25bn spending cut will be coming after the next election, much of which will hit disabled people
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Tax cheats cost far more than benefits cheats – yet far fewer are prosecuted
Analysis of HMRC data shows that the political culture is far more sympathetic to tax avoiders
The Tories’ PIP failure has left thousands of disabled people without support
Statistics show that thousands of disabled people are still waiting over 16 weeks just to get an assessment
Disabled people wait 118,000 years longer than IDS intended
900,000 disabled people are waiting a combined 118,000 years longer than intended for assessments and decisions on crucial support.
As PIP fiasco joins IDS’ record of failure, it is time for PM to get a grip
It’s time for David Cameron to get a grip on the chaos which IDS has given rise to at the DWP.
The coalition is slowly terminating the social contract
We need to talk about our rights as members of the public rather than letting corporations define them, writes Matt Hawkins.
Duncan Smith department promoting ‘negative perceptions’ of benefit claimants
A group of MPs has slammed the government for using official statistics inaccurately to spin stories about benefit claimants.
How to control welfare spending: build houses and raise the minimum wage
There are more progressive ways to control spending than bashing the poor.
By restricting the up-rating of benefits, the coalition is pushing vulnerable people into poverty
By slashing social security benefits the Tories therefore risk pushing some of the most vulnerable people in society back below the poverty line.
How ‘insignificant’ really is 50p tax revenue?
So did the 50p rate of tax – introduced by Alistair Darling in 2009 – really raise a “statistically insignificant” sum, as the Independent’s editorial put it?