The party says removing some exemptions to the household benefit cap would save £1bn a year. Source link

Becky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesSome people are waiting more than a year to have their disability benefit claims processed, which risks pushing them into debt and poverty, MPs have warned.The ...

Getty ImagesThe two-child limit means many low-income families do not receive further benefits when they have a third or subsequent child.It has been the subject of intense political debate ...

Becky MortonPolitical reporterBridget Phillipson: Why should children be punished for events out of their control?Bridget Phillipson has said the two child-benefit cap has had a "devastating impact", as she ...

Ben Chu and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe government has confirmed details of its scaled-back plan to reform health and disability benefits, following pressure from Labour MPs.Work and Pensions Secretary ...

Ben Chu and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe government has confirmed details of its scaled-back plan to reform health and disability benefits, following pressure from Labour MPs.Work and Pensions Secretary ...

Kate WhannelPolitics reporterHouse of CommonsWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has faced repeated questions from Labour MPs over the rollout of changes to the benefit system, as the government ...

Henry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentReuters"What an absolute bloody shambles!"When we tell you that this is the unvarnished view of a Labour MP now willing to back the Prime Minister Keir ...

Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip over the government's plans to cut disability benefits.In a letter to the prime minister, Foxcroft said she understood the need ...

Jacob MorrisPolitical reporter, BBC Wales NewsBBCFirst Minister Eluned Morgan says her government is really worried about the effect of the cap on child povertyWales' first minister has called on ...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentGetty ImagesBrazil hopes to see countries such as Japan buy its beef instead of AmericanWhen Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around ...

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to protect disabled people claiming welfare payments from expected cuts to the benefits system.The health and disability-related benefits bill is now £65bn a ...