The government is not just looking at reforming the benefits system - it is preparing to put it at the heart of its economic ...

Ministers could struggle to make promised cuts without mirroring Tory plans to raise the bar for out of work sickness ...

Today, we look at the challenges facing Labour’s plans for welfare reform. After the chancellor Rachel Reeves set her sights on a “fundamental” reform of the system, Laura, Paddy and Henry discuss ...

The government has been warned it must properly engage with disabled people's views when it launches its consultation on ...

MP and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) minister has said sweeping overhauls were needed to cut the welfare bill in the ...

The statement came after DUP MP Gregory Campbell inquired about recent DWP consultations with affected individuals regarding ...

The long-term sick could be forced to find jobs or have their benefits slashed in sweeping welfare reforms, according to ...

Sir Stephen's written response came after Democratic Unionist Party MP, Gregory Campbell, inquired about recent discussions ...

Leading anti-poverty and disability charities, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Disability Rights UK, have ...

Government spending on benefits is set to be £8.6 billion over budget, DWP boss Liz Kendall has said, as she promises ...

The Department for Work and Pensions minister Liz Kendall has said thousands will be taken off benefits in brutal reforms ...

Anti-poverty and disability charities have written to Liz Kendall warning that the UK Government must properly engage with ...