Welfare

As the Government outlines plans to create a flat £140-a-week state pension to fix a system it says is “in crisis”, Channel 4 News looks at why less than half of people under 35 save for a pension.

Plans to reassess people who receive incapacity benefit to check if they are “fit for work” will be rolled out this week. One disabled campaigner tell Channel 4 News her fears over the changes.

As the Welfare Reform Bill progresses through Parliament, disabled writer Lucy Glennon writes for Channel 4 News that the reforms could see the disabled become poor, isolated, and forgotten.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended cuts to local Government budgets by pointing to authorities that have protected services.

In 21st century Britain, you would not expect people across the country to need food handouts to survive – particularly those with jobs. But that’s exactly what Political Editor Gary Gibbon finds.

It seems like yesterday they were dewy-eyed newlyweds. But seven months on, the odd couple of British politics would like it to be known they are at loggerheads about marriage, writes Gaby Hinsliff.

A report into tackling Britain’s social problems will recommend just 19 out of thousands of state-backed intervention schemes as providing value for money, reports Cathy Newman.

Prime Minister David Cameron uses his New Year’s message to warn next year will be “difficult” – but insists Britain has a “really bright future” ahead. Julian Rush looks at what is to come in 2011.

A study into child poverty by Labour MP Frank Field says disadvantaged families should be offered more support rather than benefit increases and tax credits.

As David Cameron announces that the nation’s wellbeing is to be measured, a leading charity tells Channel 4 News that government spending cuts could have a negative effect on families.

Over the coming weeks, parents will be told how they are failing their children, starting with next Thursday’s SureStart evaluation. But how will voters respond to the criticism, asks Gaby Hinsliff.

How happy is the UK? The Government wants to know, and is drawing up a list of questions to ask the public. But what do you think they should be asking? Channel 4 News finds out.

Channel 4 News looks at the sanctions regime for benefit claimants introduced by Iain Duncan Smith in his Welfare White Paper.

Hardship payment grants to people on benefits could be replaced by loans under welfare reform plans being considered by the Government.