welfare reform
We need a shift in priorities to make welfare reform truly meaningful
If we are to achieve a welfare system that meets the demands of the 21st century, then radical action, and a shift in priorities is required to make reforms truly meaningful.
Misleading to claim welfare reform will cut child poverty levels
Making hundreds of thousands of families poorer, and then making some a little better off, does not count as a child poverty reduction plan, writes Nicola Smith.
The weirdness at the core of Universal Credit
As the details emerge of the government’s big ticket welfare reform, the introduction of Universal Credit, it looks as if for once the hubristic language might be justified.
Getting by on benefits is no easy ride
David Cameron is keen to portray claiming benefits as a lifestyle choice - but there is now a long list of objective research, that reveals life on benefits is no easy ride.
IDS’ housing benefit u-turn masks full horror of reforms
IDS will drop plans to impose a 10% cut in housing benefit on anyone unemployed for more than a year. But the Welfare Reform bill includes other pernicious reforms.
Housing Benefit changes will have “severe impact” on Scotland
A new report has warned that the government’s changes to Housing Benefit will have serious consequences for tenants across Scotland, reports Ed Jacobs.