Welfare

Six million people could get £300 back in their pockets from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Could it be you? Channel 4 News asks the experts.

Thousands of vulnerable children and families are being left without access to vital services because of the government cuts, according to one of the country’s biggest children’s charities.

Only 60 babies were adopted in England last year, new statistics show. But the head of a top adoption charity, speaking to Channel 4 News, advises caution over the figures.

Almost a quarter of parents, regardless of income, say the cost of childcare in the UK has caused them to get into debt, a new study finds.

Women face a wait of almost 100 years for equal pay, according to a new study which shows female executives earn £10,000 less than their male counterparts. Channel 4 News looks at why.

Thousands of people are being ripped off by some will-writing and claims management companies because of a lack of regulation, the Legal Ombudsman warns.

A top-level leak reveals deep concerns over Treasury plans to limit total household benefits to £500 a week. Ministers fear the move could force tens of thousands of people out of their homes.

A call by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith for businesses to recruit jobless British youths rather than migrant workers is impractical and probably illegal, experts tell Channel 4 News.

Health Minister Paul Burstow says there are no easy answers to the funding of social care for the elderly.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Coalition is committing Britain to fundamental reforms “for which no one voted”. The Prime Minister says he profoundly disagrees with the comments.

Many low and median earners have seen no real improvements in their incomes over the last 30 years despite economic growth, a TUC report shows. Channel 4 News maps the winners and losers.

The care sector, like the banking system, is in sore need of regulation if situations like that of operator Southern Cross are to be avoided, Saga’s Dr Ros Altmann tells Channel 4 News.

Care home provider Southern Cross cuts its rent payments by a third as the firm struggles to keep its 750 residential homes open for business.

Around 8,000 disabled people have taken to the streets in London to protest against cuts to services and benefits. Channel 4 News hears why.

Incapacity benefit is paid to 81,000 people who are obese or have addictions according to the Government. One charity tells Channel 4 News the decision to release the data is “deeply unfortunate”.