Welfare

Becky lives in Hull with her mother and sister. The family has just £1.20 per person, per day, to spend on food. She created a manga cartoon to describe the challenges of living in food poverty.

A UN committee says we should consider measures beyond GDP to really see how successful, wealthy and happy a nation is. Here’s why.

After years in the doldrums, Britain appears to be in the midst of sustainable growth. But it’s not good news all round.

It is 12 months since the government removed its spare room subsidy, dubbed the “bedroom tax” by critics. It is designed to save money and free up under-occupied homes, so what effect has it had?

Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his fifth budget on Wednesday. It is bound to include measures that could not have been predicted, but here is what we can expect.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds in housing benefit payments have “disappeared” after being paid to one of Britain’s biggest property agents, Channel 4 News can reveal.

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?

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.

David Cameron defends the government’s welfare reforms in the face of criticism and insists they are part of his “moral mission.”

The work and pensions secretary defends the coalition’s welfare reforms, which he says are making people feel “more secure” about the future.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launches an assault on “Chinese-style” welfare reforms being floated by the Tories.