welfare reforms
What the local government finance settlement means for council budget
Local government finance enters the new year on a knife edge.
Deadline looms large for Northern Ireland talks
A successful outcome to the talks at Stormont is crucial if corporation tax powers are to be devolved.
Government welfare reforms a ‘fiasco’ that are hurting the ‘most vulnerable’ say MPs
In one instance a claimant was hospitalised due to stress caused by payment delays
Welfare reforms leave Northern Ireland worst off
A new report claims that welfare reforms could cost the Northern Ireland economy £750 million a year.
A US perspective on tax credits and the politics of reform
The ability of low-wage individuals to move up and out of poverty through work alone is much less clear than the UK prime minister suggested.
Edwina Currie strikes again: Young people must ‘learn sense’
Edwina Currie offended a whole section of the demographic again today by saying that young people won't vote or have economic power until they "start working, pay taxes, learn sense".