Labour 'must spend billions on welfare or poverty will soar' | Welfare
Britain’s benefits system needs urgent reform, at a cost of £12bn, charities and experts warn
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Britain’s benefits system needs urgent reform, at a cost of £12bn, charities and experts warn
A new report calls for changes to Universal Credit, which the IPPR says punishes those it is supposed to support, and - by its very design - entrenches poverty and insecurity.
Drawing on the testimonies of over 100 families and analysis by the Resolution Foundation, the researchers found that the crisis is far from over for low-income families as winter approaches, with the poorest households spending twice as much (as a s
Cost of living payments have not been enough to help benefits claimants, particularly large families who have had to stretch it further.
Those with the least spend the greatest proportion of their income on food, energy and housing, so uprating benefits in line with inflation is a vital first step to providing families with more security this winter, says Child Poverty Action Group.