A SENIOR Government tsar says Britain’s welfare state is so lax even she would qualify as disabled. Baroness Louise Casey ...

Worklessness rose across more than half of the UK last year as increasing numbers of households became economically inactive.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledges to fix the "broken" social care system. He criticizes past politicians for ...

In a bid to remove a disincentive to work in the welfare system, the Government has announced a new handout targeted at ...

Andy Burnham has indicated that reforms to the benefits system will be revisited under his Labour government as he confirmed ...

MORE than four million people are now claiming disability benefits as ministers prepare a major overhaul of the welfare ...

Explore Britain's benefits time bomb as PIP claims double in five years, impacting welfare costs and policy debates.

The new Prime Minister learns he has narrow fiscal running room.

The basic rate of income tax should be cut from 20% to 18%, costing around £16.5bn, allowing someone earning £40,000 to keep ...

Andy Burnham has appointed John Healey as his Chancellor – a surprise decision after Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband were ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing mounting pressure to help neurodivergent and disabled people in the ...

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment are worth up to £114.60 a week for people over State Pension age who ...