Tag: Social welfare

National Care Service: Addressing Slow Progress with Profound RegretCare experts are calling on the government to act urgently on reform of adult social care after it was revealed that long-awaited proposals may not be...

Councils Paying Millions to Relocate Homeless Families: A Closer LookCouncils in England have been shelling out millions to relocation companies to assist in permanently moving homeless families out of big cities, sparking what many...

Ministers have announced a significant shift in council funding, with a focus on redirecting money from wealthier areas to the most deprived towns and cities in England. This marks a departure from the previous...

As the cold weather blankets many parts of the UK with snow and plunging temperatures, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has triggered the first cold weather payments of 2024 to support qualifying...

More than 250 unpaid carers in the UK are facing the threat of criminal prosecution due to overpayments in benefits over the past six months, according to official figures. Since April, when the carer's...

The government is considering providing financial assistance to hospices in the UK to help them stay open. The increase in national insurance payments by employers, along with higher wages, has put hospices at risk...

Labour Party Conference 2024: Rachel Reeves Defends Winter Fuel Cut and Signals Tough Choices AheadRachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is gearing up to address the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today. As...

Unite Leader Sharon Graham Criticizes Labour for Leading UK into Austerity 2.0Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, has spoken out against the Labour government, accusing them of steering the country towards what she...

Millions of pensioners are set to lose their winter fuel allowance as the government has successfully pushed through plans to cut the payments in the House of Commons. Despite a backbench rebellion, the vote...

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has criticised the Government’s decision to cut the winter fuel allowance for some pensioners, calling it the new administration’s “first big mistake.” He stated that Labour MPs and...

Ed Davey Criticizes Labour Government's Decision on Winter BenefitSir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has taken a strong stance against the Labour Government's decision to end the winter fuel allowance for all...

Teachers, NHS staff, and other key workers who balance part-time work with caring for loved ones are facing a tough decision - quitting their jobs to avoid hefty penalties for breaching carer’s allowance rules....