by Sam | 30 Sep 2014 | Employment, Welfare
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith yesterday delivered his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, where he defended the Government’s record that has fixed, according to him, numerous problems created under the Labour administration....
by Sam | 11 Aug 2014 | Welfare
Iain Duncan Smith will demonstrate his determination to intensify welfare reforms today. The Work and Pensions Secretary will say in a speech that the changes the Coalition has made to the benefits system have played a key role in the recent falls in unemployment and...
by Sam | 20 Jun 2014 | Politics, Welfare
This week, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) published its report The Condition of Britain: Strategies for social renewal which puts forward a new agenda for state and social policy and spending. The report, which focuses largely on welfare, makes more...
by Sam | 10 Apr 2014 | Economy, Justice, Outsourcing, Welfare
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has announced that the Government is sufficiently satisfied with G4S’ Corporate Renewal Plan to allow it to once again bid for Government work, noting in a Written Ministerial Statement that the Plan “represents the right...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Mar 2014 | Economy, Employment, Welfare
A study of the current benefits sanctions regime by the centre right think tank Policy Exchange has concluded that around 70,000 jobseekers have had their benefits withdrawn unfairly, making them reliant on food banks. The report further suggests issuing first-time...
