benefits
Would staff at Sittingbourne really be better off as a result of Osborne’s tax and benefits changes?
This week, the Chancellor spoke to staff working at a supermarket depot in Sittingbourne, Kent, about changes to the tax and benefits system. But would staff at Sittingbourne really be better off as a result of Osborne's tax and benefits changes?
Osborne shows how out of touch he is. Again
In a sign of how out of touch he has become, George Osborne yesterday said the Welsh government’s opposition to the coalition’s welfare reforms was "unbelievable".
How fair are changes to the benefits system?
To get an idea of just how fair the changes to the tax and welfare system are, Left Foot Forward have compiled a quick overview of some the changes and given them each a fairness score out of 10.
Five things the government won’t tell you about Workfare
The Department of Work and Pensions today rushed through emergency legislation to ensure that job-seekers unfairly sanctioned by their policies are unable to claim compensation. This provides an opportunity to look at how utterly infective they have been at getting people into work.
Welsh Tories propose tax cut for the wealthy
The Welsh Conservatives are aping their colleagues in Westminster by calling for tax cuts for the very highest earners at a time when living standards are falling for the majority.
Welfare to work scheme failing, say MPs
The government's welfare-to-work scheme has been branded 'extremely poor' by MPs, who said the best performing provider only moved 5% of people off benefit and into work.