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Welfare Spending

Budget Cuts Budgeting Universal Credit Taxation Pension Costs Taxpayer Impact Benefit Claims Pension Funding Disability Benefits Child Benefits

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

The official Powroty guidance uses post‑Brexit portability rules and has prompted UK politicians to press for tighter benefit rules.

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

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