BBCAbout a quarter of the working age population - those aged 16 to 64 - do not currently have a job. Caring responsibilities and ill health are the most ...

Double the number of households in Britain will get £150 off their energy bills this winter as the government changes the rules on who qualifies for the Warm Home ...

Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes. Appearing at a parliamentary ...

Rachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a Spring Statement aimed at kick-starting the faltering economy.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) - the ...

BBCWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has set out how the government plans to cut billions of pounds from the working-age welfare bill in the coming years.The focus will ...

Brian WheelerPolitical reporterPA MediaThe government has announced plans for major changes to the benefits system aimed at cutting the growing amount the UK spends on welfare. Stricter tests for ...

Tom Espiner & Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporters, BBC NewsAlisonAlison says the thought of a cut to her benefits is "extremely upsetting"The government is expected the announce changes to long-term sickness ...

BBCNo one story dominates Sunday's newspapers. The Sunday Times reports that Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, is "expected to back down on plans to freeze some disability ...

The government says "radical" reform of the system for getting people off sick back into work will help it slash the welfare bill.Government sources have confirmed Labour is looking ...