Since the UK’s Welfare State was set up after World War Two, UK governments have used it to help those who are too young, too ill or too old to look after themselves. It also helps those who are ...

Funding the military to fight wars means the end of welfare state policies in Britain and a relentless offensive on workers’ ...

Ministers are examining proposals to grant banks access to all of the accounts of benefit claimants, as they try to crack down on fraud to fix a “gaping hole” in the UK welfare system.

Since its inception in 1998, devolution has altered the character of the UK welfare state, with dramatic change in the 10 years since 2010. A decade of austerity at national level has exposed ...

Plans to remove the "triple lock" system for some Manx state pensions are not discriminatory under the Equality Act, the treasury minister has said. Concerns were raised in the House of Keys that ...

Britain’s declining number of families is driving up the benefits bill because the state is increasingly playing the role of the caregiver, a new report has warned ...

Claimants on devolved benefits in Scotland, such as Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment ...

The UK Labour government is putting forward proposals ... would be the most ferocious attacks on the welfare system for over a decade. There are 2.4 million benefit claimants claiming incapacity ...

The UK government has confirmed that the entire new State Pension will rise to £221.20 per week starting in February 2025. This increase is part of the government’s efforts to support retirees ...

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK was exacerbated by fault lines in the welfare state and public services that developed in the previous decade. These weaknesses remain largely ...

Reports suggest at least 55 AI systems are currently in use by public authorities across the UK, influencing decisions on housing, welfare ... the Secretary of State for Science and Technology ...