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In 1971, out-of-work benefits were worth 20.1 per cent of a man's weekly median pay. After half a century of almost consistent decline, they are on course to be worth just 11.2 percent by 2030, even if benefits are uplifted by inflation every year.

The chancellor talks about ‘life on benefits’ as if it is a choice. The reality is so different, says a participant in the Changing Realities programme

Struggling families would be substantially worse off than they were five years ago if benefits are not uprated with inflation, new analysis from Child Poverty Action Group shows.

Low benefits make it harder for people to find work, get more hours or better work, and ultimately get off benefits

Rather than the government doubling down on a failing system of sanctions, conditionality and other punitive measures, the group is calling for an overhaul of the benefits system, to create employment support that works.

Rising prices and interest rates are pushing some workers to move around the labour market, rather than dig in their heels at their current employers.

I never believed I would ever have to live like this.

The Chancellor announced the biggest benefit changes in a decade. But they may only make life harder for Brits who cannot work.

Woman with debilitating pain welcomes plan to scrap work capability assessment but has little trust in ministers’ motives

Households in England must earn less than £7,400 a year before benefits and after tax to qualify, excluding 800,000 children in poverty