Gary Gibbon
Andy Burnham decides rebelling on welfare too risky
Andy Burnham has a big decision to take over tonight’s welfare reform bill.
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“I’m terrified” – welfare claimants fear plans for tougher benefits rules
The chancellor will set out the government’s spending plans next week in his autumn statement – including tougher rules for benefit claimants.
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Debate: Can the welfare of children in custody be improved?
Poor conditions in England’s young offenders institutions are endemic, according to a prisons watchdog – which has issued new warnings about the way children are treated in jail.
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Concerns grow over welfare of asylum seekers trapped on Diego Garcia
The United Nations Refugee Agency has told this programme it’s concerned about the welfare of asylum seekers trapped and isolated in a makeshift camp overseen by the UK, and has asked for access.
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Workers’ welfare our ‘utmost priority’, Dyson global manufacturing director says
We were joined by Michelle Shi, the global manufacturing and procurement director at Dyson.
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UNICEF ‘deeply concerned’ about welfare of children in Afghanistan
We spoke to Samantha Mort from UNICEF Afghanistan, who is in Kabul.
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Will public support for free school meals change attitudes to the welfare system?
Charities say it’s time to reform the benefit system to create a more permanent solution.
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‘People do things that they feel they have to do for the welfare of their family’, says 1922 Committee Vice Chair Sir Charles Walker
We’re joined by the Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker, Vice Chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives.
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Welfare contract worth billions up for grabs
Ministers are now looking at overhauling assessments for people applying for health and disability benefits. Outsourced to private companies for multi-million dollar contracts, they’ve long been criticised as” fundamentally flawed’. Now the government is finally looking to transform them, and this programme has learnt it could mean new opportunities for private companies, with a potential contract worth an estimated £3bn up…
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Father seeks student welfare shake-up after son’s death
The father of a student who’s believed to have taken his own life is calling for universities to be able to share more information with families. James Murray, whose son Ben died last month, wants it to be easier for institutions to contact parents if an individual is struggling. Bristol University, where Ben was a…
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Government welfare reforms slammed by spending watchdog
The government’s flagship welfare programme may never deliver value for money, according to a damning report by the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office said that universal credit might end up costing more than the benefit system it was designed to replace, while leaving many of the most vulnerable claimants in hardship, waiting months…
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Boris Johnson: welfare reforms must protect low paid
London Mayor Boris Johnson challenges his Conservative leadership rival George Osborne to protect the low paid when his welfare reforms are introduced.
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Gary Gibbon
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Budget winners and losers: the tax cuts and welfare cuts
The chancellor announces income tax cuts for lower earners and a Living Wage in his summer budget, but is slashing the tax credits system.
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Osborne: we’ve found £12bn of welfare cuts
The chancellor says welfare system will be “fair for those who pay for it” ahead of Wednesday’s budget.
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FactCheck: the truth about welfare cuts
The Conservatives say they have to find £12bn from a £220bn welfare budget. Do the numbers add up – and where should the axe fall?
