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Burnham Faces Push to Overhaul Property Taxes as Tight October Budget Looms

The prime minister is open to reform while ministers prepare a defence-focused Budget and defer major welfare legislation to next year.

Reform UK Proposes £50bn Overhaul to Scrap PIP and Redesign Disability Support

Think Tank Proposes OBEs for Pensioners Who Voluntarily Forgo State Pension

DWP Given Power to Seize Claimants’ Bank Funds Under New Law

Universal Credit Caseload Tops 8.4 Million as Government Rules Out Broad Cuts

DWP Says £226 Million Lost to Overseas Benefit Fraud in Year to March

Burnham Prepared to Limit Benefits for Young People, Lord Blunkett Says

Poland Tells Some Returnees to Apply for UK Jobseeker’s Allowance

Burnham Pledges to Keep Triple Lock and Backs Tax Relief for Pensioners

Resolution Foundation Urges End to State Pension Triple Lock

Ministers Defend 6% Cap on Plan 2 Loan Interest as Backlash Grows

Tories Propose Restricted Payment Cards for Offenders on Benefits

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

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