DWP to breach welfare cap this year with major £8.6billion overspend on benefits
According to the latest government data, over the past five years, the proportion of applicants approved for claims paying ...
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Initial response to the Scottish Government’s 2024–25 Spring Budget Revision
How will the latest plans for spending in 2024–25 boost the amount that the Scottish Government has to spend next and beyond.
Benefit cap shattered by £8.6BILLION thanks to surge in universal credit and disability payments
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed the forecast overspend in a written statement to MPs, adding 'no action' ...
More than 2.4m Brits are getting sickness benefits with no need to seek work - as Government smashes welfare spending cap
An analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions showed a huge surge in the numbers claiming higher rates of Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in recent years.
Heathrow's third runway can be built in 10 years, Reeves says
Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and ...
NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs
The NHS has been ordered to drive improvements in hospital waiting times and cancer care while at the same time cutting costs ...
Wall Street follows FTSE higher as traders weigh US economy slowdown and ECB rate decision
US stocks rose on Thursday, with the Nasdaq (^IXIC) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) eyeing a comeback as investors digested news that the ...
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Housing quality up, bills down: Hawkins\Brown and Mae regenerate Camden estate
The third stage of an ambitious regeneration of the Agar Grove Estate for Camden Council has been completed, writes Fran ...
Bolton’s 500 grit bins WILL continue to be filled
Other planned cuts have also been shelved after the council received a 'more generous government settlement than anticipated' ...
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Hundreds of thousands of patients to get faster access to NHS care as targets halved under new guidance
The NHS will focus on delivering faster treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients – including for planned surgeries and emergency care – as the number of national targets is almost halved under ...