Welsh people on low incomes are set to be £74 a year worse off following the government’s localisation of Council Tax Benefit, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 39,000 in the first three months of 2012, the tenth consecutive quarterly drop, the Office for National Statistics revealed today.
Poor communities will bear the brunt of the government’s decision to reduce funding for council tax relief by £500m when it is localised from next year, the Local Government Association has warned...
UK public spending must start addressing the future impact of the ageing population to avoid ‘an unsustainable squeeze’ on the finances, the government was told today.
Local authorities face a ‘tough challenge’ in taking control of Council Tax Benefit at the same time as it is being cut by 10%, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned today.
Unison has today warned UK local authorities that the government’s roll-out of the new Universal Credit benefit could increase the strain on council resources.
Parents who persistently allow their children to miss school should have their Child Benefit docked, the government’s ‘behaviour czar’ has recommended.
Every young person out of work for more than a year should be given a publicly funded ‘Youth Job Promise’, according to the independent experts examining last summer’s riots.
Youth unemployment represents a ‘time bomb’ under the nation’s public finances and could cost the government £28bn over the next ten years, a voluntary sector review has found.
Liverpool council is poised to take greater control of the government’s flagship back-to-work scheme in the city under moves to create a directly elected mayor.
The government has defended its controversial plan for a £500-a-week cap on benefits ahead of today’s House of Lords debate on the Welfare Reform Bill.
A coalition of charities has called on the government to hold up the Welfare Reform Bill to ‘carefully consider’ the impact of planned changes to Disability Living Allowance.
The government has pledged to press ahead with welfare reforms that would save £1.6bn, despite being defeated on the plans yesterday in the House of Lords.
One body should be given responsibility for ensuring the different parts of the welfare system work together effectively and do not unintentionally penalise claimants, MPs said today.
