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Welfare System

A collection of 13 Posts

The UK’s social security system falls way below international human rights standards post image
Welfare System Welfare Policy Welfare Reforms Universal Credit UK Benefits Social Security United Kingdom Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) Amnesty International Child Poverty Children Poverty Two-Child Benefit Limit

The UK’s social security system falls way below international human rights standards

by Koldo Casla
Labour says benefit reforms are a ‘moral mission’ – it looks more like moral panic post image
Benefit Reforms Labour Party Benefits UK Benefits Disability Benefits Liz Kendall Universal Credit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Disabilities United Kingdom UK Politics Analysis Welfare Reforms Welfare State Welfare System

Labour says benefit reforms are a ‘moral mission’ – it looks more like moral panic

by James Morrison
Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values post image
Benefit Reforms Welfare Reforms Welfare System Welfare Policy Labour Party Liz Kendall Keir Starmer United Kingdom UK Politics Welfare State Benefits UK Benefits Disability Benefits Analysis

Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values

by Professor Tim Bale
Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work post image
Welfare System Labour Party Benefits UK Benefits Universal Credit Two-Child Benefit Limit UK Politics United Kingdom Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Disability Benefits Analysis

Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

by Ruth Patrick
What are Labour governments for? Why aid budget cuts are an existential matter post image
UK Foreign Aid Welfare System UK Politics Labour Party UK Defence UK Foreign Office Keir Starmer UK Development Aid Analysis Anneliese Dodds UK Government United Kingdom

What are Labour governments for? Why aid budget cuts are an existential matter

by Dr Martin Farr
A single person on universal credit now receives 20% less than what it costs just to eat and keep warm post image
Cost of Living Crisis Social Security Welfare State Universal Credit Austerity Welfare System Cost of Living UK Benefits United Kingdom

A single person on universal credit now receives 20% less than what it costs just to eat and keep warm

by Professor Donald Hirsch
UK’s new back-to-work plan will make life even harder for disabled people post image
Disabilities Analysis Jeremy Hunt Human Rights Welfare System Social Security Autumn Statement Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Disabled People Conservative Party Tories UK Benefits UK Government UK Politics United Kingdom

UK’s new back-to-work plan will make life even harder for disabled people

by Richard Machin
The cost of living crisis can’t wait for the next election: Three key issues the UK government needs to tackle now post image
Cost of Living Crisis Welfare System Social Security Devolution Fuel Poverty Children Poverty Economic Insecurity Cost of Living UK Benefits UK Government UK Politics United Kingdom

The cost of living crisis can’t wait for the next election: Three key issues the UK government needs to tackle now

by Kit Colliver
Why the UK’s wealthiest 10% are turning their backs on the rest of society post image
Long-Read Analysis United Kingdom Inequality Individualism Private Health Income Tax Private Education Welfare System Welfare State Wealth Tax Wealth Gap Common Good Income Gap Top 1%

Why the UK’s wealthiest 10% are turning their backs on the rest of society

by Marcos Gonzalez Hernando
How UBI could save the NHS billions post image
UK Economy Public Health NHS Universal Basic Income (UBI) United Kingdom Welfare System Children Poverty Pensioner Poverty Inequality Study TODAY+ Good News

How UBI could save the NHS billions

by TODAY
The long-term effects of austerity last for generations post image
Austerity Analysis Conservative Party Cost of Living Cost of Living Crisis Inflation Public Spending Recession Tories United Kingdom UK Economy UK Politics Welfare System

The long-term effects of austerity last for generations

by Contribee
Cost of living crisis: The UK needs to raise taxes not cut them post image
Cost of Living Crisis Analysis Conservative Leadership Contest Conservative Party Tories Liz Truss Welfare System Taxation Economic Growth Rishi Sunak OECD United Kingdom UK Politics

Cost of living crisis: The UK needs to raise taxes not cut them

by Professor Paul Whiteley