Welfare
Labour’s ‘benefit cut’ for young people: populist or progressive?
Some of the criticism of Labour's welfare plans is misplaced.
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.
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.
Why Iain Duncan Smith should resign
His welfare schemes keep imploding, severely ill people keep being declared fit for work and so many people are falling […]
Jump in working housing benefit claimants makes mockery of coalition welfare claims
A jump in the number of housing benefit claimants shows the government is prioritising being 'tough' about benefits ahead of being correct about them.
Government ‘trying to stigmatise job seekers’, says trade union
Labour and Unite have slammed the government's new mandatory Community Work Placement scheme, reports Rob Edwards.