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Labour plans to force disabled people into work, as government pledges to slash UK benefits bill

The White Paper “Get Britain Working” by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall outlines plans by the UK Labour government to force millions of disabled people into looking for work. White papers are ...
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The millions of people not looking for work in the UK may be prioritising education, health and freedom

David Spencer has received funding from the ESRC. Around one in five British people of working age (16-64) are now outside the labour market. Neither in work nor looking for work, they are officially ...

Labour looking at three alternatives to scrapping DWP two-child benefit limit

Scrapping the two-child cap completely would cost £3.5 billion a year and Labour is said to be considering other options ...
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Labour looking at new round of DWP benefit cuts in Chancellor's Autumn Budget

Labour is said to be considering a fresh round of DWP benefit cuts in the Chancellor's Autumn Budget. Finance experts have warned that tax rises alone will not be enough to plug Britain's black hole, ...