Victoria Macdonald
Benefit reforms could push full-time carers into debt and food poverty
Full-time carers, who take a huge spending burden off government, are facing a £1bn cut in support over the next four years.
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The Mogg in South Shields: blunt answers and ‘fat ladies’
When Conservative MP Jacob “The Mogg” Rees-Mogg travelled to the north east with Channel 4 News, he was harangued and rebuffed by locals – and then spent a session as a bingo caller.
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Bedroom tax ‘unlawful’ appeal rejected by court
The court of appeal upholds the legality of government cutbacks in the benefits system, as judges reject accusations that the so-called “bedroom tax” unlawfully discriminates against the disabled.
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Heat or eat? Church of England bishops’ hunger plea
Twenty-seven bishops condemn the government’s “punitive” welfare reforms, which they say have forced people into food and fuel poverty.
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The truth about food banks: dependency or welfare crisis?
Food banks are “consistently” seeing an increase in demand, a Defra-commissioned report concludes – but what are they and are benefits cuts to blame for their proliferation?
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Unemployment falls to 2.34 million
Unemployment falls by 125,000 to reach 2.34 million, with the number of people claiming out-of-work benefits also declining as the economy recovers from recession.
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Benefits reforms: a ‘deeply immoral’ smokescreen?
As the prime minister insists that he has a strong moral case for welfare reform, campaigners warn that, in an already unequal society, the changes are falling unfairly on the poorest.
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UK’s top Catholic defends criticism of welfare reforms
Do criticisms of the government’s welfare reforms by Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the country’s highest-ranking Catholic, represent a shift in the church’s position?
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Five things Benefits Street tells us about being human
With Channel 4’s Benefits Street debate shining a spotlight on the issues raised by the programme, we explain why the series has made such powerful TV viewing.
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Victoria Macdonald
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Sixth Sense: Spain, learning and takeaways in Boston Spa
What do young people think about immigration? Channel 4 News visits Boston Spa School Sixth Form in Yorkshire to find out.
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Over half of sickness benefit claims rejected – new figures
Almost a million people have been found fit to work by the Department of Work and Pensions over the last five years.
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Coalition putting stop to ‘Benefits Street’ Britain – IDS
The work and pensions secretary defends the coalition’s welfare reforms, which he says are making people feel “more secure” about the future.
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‘Benefits Street’ speaks: ‘We’re fed up of being filmed’
Residents of “Benefits Street” tell Channel 4 News why they are so angry at how they were portrayed, as Channel 4 announces a live debate will be broadcast after the final episode of Benefits Street.
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Faisal Islam
Benefits Street: 10 things you may have missed
If you are part of the army of people condemning Benefits Street without watching it, here are 10 things that you missed and four million people saw.
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Is the United Kingdom a racist country?
Immigration is a hot topic. “Go Home” vans appeared on the streets, and now the Times has caused a stir by pointing out that one in 10 babies in Britain is Muslim. But is Britain racist?
