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Welfare Spending

Budget Cuts Universal Credit Budgeting Taxation Pension Costs Benefit Claims Taxpayer Impact Cost of Living Child Benefits Disability Benefits

Universal Credit Help: £812 Budgeting Advances and Lower Repayment Cap as Rolls Near 8.3 Million

A new lower cap on deductions seeks to ease repayments for claimants using these one-off supports.

DWP FOI Shows 1.5 Million Migrants Claimed Universal Credit in Year to December 2025

Universal Credit Health Element for New Claimants Halved From April 6

DWP Closes Two Legacy Benefits And Delays ESA, Housing Benefit Switch To Summer

UK Scraps Two-Child Limit for Universal Credit, With Changes Taking Effect April 6

FOI Data Show £15bn in Benefits Paid to Migrant Households Over 18 Months

Universal Credit Job-Entry Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low

Starmer Puts Welfare Legislation on Hold Until Next Year

Universal Credit Hits 8.40 Million as ‘No Work Requirement’ Cases Surge

Tory MP Urges Residency Curbs as Government Defends Ending Two-Child Benefit Cap

Blair Institute Drafts 'Renew Britain' Plan as Leadership Speculation Grows in Labour

‘Benefits Street’ Rhetoric Returns After Reeves Lifts Two-Child Cap, James Turner Street Divided

Think Tank Urges Cuts to UK Disability Benefits for Milder Conditions as £27bn Bill Looms

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

Analysis Says Nearly 1.9 Million Foreign Nationals Claim UK Benefits

Reeves Signals Welfare Shake-Up as Reports Flag Motability Tax Changes Under Consideration

Phillipson Says Government Is Looking at Two-Child Benefit Cap After Faith Leaders' Plea

Two-Child Cap Review Ongoing as New Data Point to Five-Figure Gains for Large Families

Universal Credit Caseload Tops Eight Million With 3.7 Million Exempt From Work Requirements

Universal Credit Caseload Hits 8 Million as Employment Falls and Benefit Costs Surge