As Labour attempts to tighten Britain’s burgeoning welfare belt, Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox investigate the true cost ...

According to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) data, between 2010 and 2023, the share of the population claiming disability benefit in the UK has almost doubled, and rates for those claiming ...

Holyrood will need to “reckon” with the impact of UK Government benefit cuts on public finances, the Finance Secretary has said. Last week, Rachel Reeves announced nearly £5 billion in ...

Fourth, the UK has experienced a bigger increase in the number of people claiming disability and incapacity benefits than its ... less on welfare have not, in fact, delivered lower spending ...

Price hikes and job losses could have a total global economic toll of $1.4 trillion (£1.1tn) under the worst-case scenario ...

As the government's reforms come under scrutiny, here's how much the UK spends on disability benefits — and the potential reasons behind the growing number of people claiming. The government takes its ...

The government planned to move everyone from the old benefits system into the new one once universal credit was rolled out across the UK. This process has been underway for the last few years to ...

In fact, it’s the fourth most unclaimed benefit after ... Four practical personal finance tips for families ahead of the spring statement (Yahoo Life UK, 4-min read) Child benefit increase for April ...