Public assistance is an essential system for ensuring that people in need can live with peace of mind. A court ruling emphasized the need for careful consideration when changing the amount of benefits ...

Labour backbenchers forced the government into a U-turn on its flagship welfare reform policy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Current Pip claimants will not lose their DWP benefits after the Government made concessions to Labour rebels on controversial welfare reforms.

The government had been proposing that from November 2026, pip claimants would need to score at least four points from a ...

Keir Starmer’s U-turn now leaves the government with a choice between raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere ...

The turnaround comes just before Starmer marks the first anniversary of what has been a rocky return to power for Labour after 14 years in opposition to the Conservatives.

Keir Starmer has conceded to Labour rebels, backing down on billions of pounds in welfare cuts. Plus: Four people have been ...

Under the changes, around 1.5 million of the current claimants would not be found eligible for the “daily living” side of the ...

A major rebellion has forced the government to slash its proposed benefit reforms, cutting the annual savings by more than ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said his welfare reforms now strike “the right balance” after he U-turned in the face of a major backbench rebellion. Speaking for the first time after Downing Street agreed a ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sharply scaled back planned welfare cuts on Friday to quell a rebellion by lawmakers in ...