Cameron’s reshuffle is for finishers, not visionaries
When David Cameron met Iain Duncan Smith last night he told him that he wanted him to deploy the visionary creative genius he’d shown at DWP at the Department of Justice.
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Iain Duncan Smith has been on the airwaves justifying the welfare cap, claiming he’s stopping Labour’s out-of-control spending. Is he justified?
Cracks in the government’s welfare strategy open up after allies of Iain Duncan Smith round on George Osborne for announcing a further £12bn in benefit cuts.
Should we credit Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith when he insists that his universal credit project will come in on time and in budget? FactCheck casts a sceptical eye.
The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority backs our Fiction verdict on Iain Duncan Smith’s benefit cap claims.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says better-off older people should hand back benefits like free bus passes and free TV licences if they do not need them.
Iain Duncan Smith has been rapped by the statistics watchdog before. Critics now say he is misrepresenting government figures to defend the controversial cap on benefits. FactCheck investigates.
Iain Duncan Smith says he could live on £53 a week – but could he? Channel 4 News looks at the numbers and speaks to one woman who is struggling to cope on this amount of money.
Iain Duncan Smith admits that controversial welfare reforms due to come in next week will not be enough to cut Britain’s benefit bill
When Iain Duncan Smith came to Easterhouse in Glasgow more than a decade ago, he pledged to change the system to help some of Britain’s poorest. But the change has not been what residents hoped for.
Iain Duncan Smith says we’re spending too much on the benefits bill, which have gone up faster than private sector wages. Is he right? FactCheck takes a look.
Iain Duncan Smith thinks tax credits were a Labour disaster responsible for little short of fraud and abuse. FactCheck wonders where he’s got his figures from.
When David Cameron met Iain Duncan Smith last night he told him that he wanted him to deploy the visionary creative genius he’d shown at DWP at the Department of Justice.
Iain Duncan Smith believes his benefits cap is already driving people into work. FactCheck hasn’t found much evidence to suggest that to be the case.
Iain Duncan Smith may have said he wants to make work pay, but the department for work and pensions has been written to by its own cleaners who say they aren’t paid enough to live on. FactCheck looks at their demands for a “living wage”.
Charities have warned that thousands could become homeless when the government introduces a cap on benefits. Iain Duncan Smith says the public don’t understand the definition of homelessness and has given his guarantee that people won’t be left without a home to go to. FactCheck investigates.