Search results for ‘jobseekers allowance’
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Unemployment rises to 17 year high
The jobless total rises by up 128,000 to 2.64 million – but the number on benefits is falling. One employment expert tells Channel 4 News that people are being “slung out of the benefits system.”
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Youth unemployment passes the one million mark
Youth unemployment has reached a record high of 1.02 million, with 22 per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds out of work.
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Benefits stand-off between UK and Brussels
A UK test on EU nationals based in this country to determine who qualifies for specific social security benefits, is in breach of EU law, the European Commission says.
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Biggest unemployment rise for two years
Unemployment is rising at its fastest level for two years, as the number of young people without jobs surges.
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Jobless angry at lack of opportunities
As unemployment surges upwards, jobseekers tell Channel 4 News why they are struggling to find work and what practical changes they want to see in the jobs market.
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UK unemployment rises by 38,000
The number of unemployed people in the UK has risen by 38,000. The figure has surprised many economists who were expecting a drop in the number of jobseekers.
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FactCheck: Is the Government’s new benefits policy fit to work or shirking its duties?
Half a million people ‘on the sick’ are really fit to work, the Government estimates. But how realistic are the claims behind the benefits shake-up?
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Benefits reform: ‘biggest shake-up for 60 years’
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
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Benefits reform: ‘biggest shake-up for 60 years’
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
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Disabled fear losing out from benefit reform
The benefits system overhaul will make it better for all, the Government says, as the Welfare Bill comes out. But many, including people with disabilities, tell Channel 4 News they fear losing out.
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New welfare sanctions unveiled
Channel 4 News looks at the sanctions regime for benefit claimants introduced by Iain Duncan Smith in his Welfare White Paper.
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Welfare reform: hardship payments could be axed
Hardship payment grants to people on benefits could be replaced by loans under welfare reform plans being considered by the Government.
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Jobless who refuse manual work could lose benefits
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith tells the long-term unemployed to “play ball” or face losing benefits under proposals contained in the welfare reform white paper.
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Spending review: who loses out?
Who is at greatest risk from the spending review? Experts and charities tell Channel 4 News the changes to benefits will affect those most in need, leaving the vulnerable out in the cold.