Welfare

Chancellor George Osborne. Photograph: Getty Images.
Osborne has a mini-mansion tax already up his sleeve
By Rafael Behr - 16 November 12:10

Coalition negotiations over the Autumn Statement are fraught but there is one wheeze that could help the Chancellor.

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George Osborne leaves 11 Downing Street in London. Photograph: Getty Images.
Osborne doesn’t see that voters can love the idea of benefit cuts but end up hating the cutters
By Rafael Behr - 14 November 16:08

The Chancellor should not assume that there is no political limit to how deep his welfare cuts can go.

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Last year, 10,000 young people became homeless. Photograph: Getty Images.
Why we must defend housing benefit for the under-25s
By Leslie Morphy - 12 November 13:55

Removing the vital lifeline that the benefit provides will lead to a surge in hardship and homelessness.

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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Photograph: Getty Images.
The coalition looks to widen its attack on child benefit
By George Eaton - 06 November 10:25

The benefit could be limited to two children for all families.

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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Photograph: Getty Images.
Duncan Smith's master plan is under ever-greater attack
By George Eaton - 30 October 10:09

Universal Credit will leave claimants "trapped in poverty", warns the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

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David Cameron visits a building site. Photograph: Getty Images.
Cameron's housing benefit myths debunked
By George Eaton - 22 October 8:48

New report shows that the number of working people claiming housing benefit has risen by 86 per cent in three years.

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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Photograph: Getty Images.
Five reasons why "smart cards" for benefits claimants are a bad idea
By Frances Ryan - 19 October 10:44

Iain Duncan Smith's latest proposal betrays a lack of understanding of the real problems faced by "troubled families".

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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Photograph: Getty Images.
Charities warn Duncan Smith: 450,000 disabled people will lose out under Universal Credit
By George Eaton - 17 October 8:51

Work and Pensions Secretary promised that there would be "no losers" under the new programme.

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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Photograph: Getty Images.
Clegg backs plans to limit housing benefit for under-25s
By George Eaton - 12 October 13:21

Deputy PM contradicts Simon Hughes and says "savings" can be made.

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Nick Clegg with Simon Hughes. Photograph: Getty Images.
Quote of the Day
By George Eaton - 12 October 7:19

Simon Hughes on housing benefit cuts.

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