Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government’s budget watchdog should have taken into account the supply-side effects of ...

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

Britain's Labour government is under intense scrutiny as Chancellor Rachel Reeves updated British lawmakers on her spending and taxation plans and the outlook for the British economy. Reeves ...

One startling conclusion of the NIESR is that “The poorest households in Slovenia and Malta are now better off than the ...

How Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and other health-related benefits could change under government plans.

and is expected to trim public spending to make up for lower-than-expected tax takings and high borrowing costs. Tuesday’s welfare announcement followed weeks of speculation about how deep the cuts ...

Billions in rumoured welfare cuts are set to be announced by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall today as ministers ...

The finance secretary says her government is facing a "major shortfall" after the chancellor's Spring Statement.

That drive has put the focus on the welfare budget, which includes supporting ... William leads the UK Breaking News team, making sure Reuters is first to report key developments in political ...

Plans to cut UK welfare spending by billions of pounds could have an unexpected consequence: undermining the country’s push to increase sales of zero-emission vehicles. A review of the benefits ...

and is expected to trim public spending to make up for lower-than-expected tax takings and high borrowing costs. Tuesday’s welfare announcement followed weeks of speculation about how deep the ...