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UK Poverty Climbs to 13.4 Million as New DWP Data Shows Need Despite Small Gains for Children

The figures predate the government’s move to scrap the two‑child benefit limit.

Bombay HC Allows 12-Year-Old to Adopt Single Mother’s Name and Caste in School Records

Tesco Warns UK Is Sleepwalking Into Worklessness as Welfare Costs Climb

Economic Survey Warns State Cash Transfers Threaten Fiscal Health, Urges Conditional Support

DWP Opens Consultation on 2026 Bank Data Checks for Universal Credit, ESA and Pension Credit

NYC Council Overrides Four Adams Vetoes, Preserves 30% Rent Cap and Mandates Pay-Data Reporting

Reform UK Unveils PIP Crackdown, Cites £9bn Savings as Lee Anderson Admits 'Gaming' System

Children in UK Long-Term Workless Households Rise to 1.22 Million, Highest Since 2015

PIP Set for 3.8% Rise Next April as DWP Prepares to Confirm 2026/27 Rates

MPs Rally Behind WASPI as December Judicial Review Nears

Citizens Advice Warns 4 Million in England and Wales Are Stuck in ‘Negative Budgets’

Reeves Elevates Torsten Bell to Steer Autumn Budget in Treasury Shake-Up

Anganwadi Workers Across States Protest Facial-Recognition Checks for ICDS Rations

New Data Finds £9.6 Billion in Universal Credit Went Unclaimed Last Year

Nationwide Launches Free Phone Line to Help UK Residents Access Unclaimed Benefits

DWP Sets Early Benefit Payment Dates for August and December Bank Holidays

Pensioners Face Stealth Tax as Triple Lock Costs Balloon

Thousands Gather in London to Protest Spending Cuts

High child poverty rates fuel calls to end two-child benefit cap in UK

Italy's Demographic Divide: Northern Provinces Lead in Quality of Life Rankings