As the OECD downgraded British growth forecasts, chancellor Rachel Reeves is still arguing over details of benefits cuts ahead of a major st...

Simply freezing benefits was never a good idea. So I have to admit that, despite all my enthusiasm for welfare reform, I was relieved when i...

While weight-loss drugs like Zepbound (LLY) and Wegovy (NVO) offer significant health benefits, their high costs make them economically inef...

A woman living with severe arthritis and mental health problems has described her “disgust” at potential cuts to the benefits system, and sa...

As tensions mount ahead of the plan being unveiled tomorrow, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned the PM that reducing eligibility could...

Scientists have found giving blood can help the body produce healthier cells and even reduce the risk of blood cancer

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been planning to freeze personal independence payments (PIP) to tackle Britain's spiralling welf...

Around £1.7bn is unclaimed in child benefits alone - make sure you’re requesting what you can

Editorial: The work and pensions secretary’s unexpected reversal on disability benefit cuts signals a major shift in government welfare poli...

Labour MPs have warned that the Government has not done enough to head off a rebellion from backbenchers over its proposed welfare reform pl...

Disabled people are being unfairly targeted to “bear the brunt” of Labour’s welfare cuts, benefit claimants have said.“I am extremely worrie...

The Social Security Administration is laying off 12% of its workforce, and the loss of expertise, especially on key systems, could put benef...

Disabled people will have the right to try employment without the risk of losing their benefits under plans set to be announced as part of t...

Ellis Matthews, 32, is being held in the Mothers and Children Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok with her four-year-old son Cairo.

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall is set to lay out the plans on Tuesday