Browsing: welfare cuts

Chancellor rejects poverty fears – Chancellor Rachel Reeves has rejected claims that her welfare strategy will push children and families into poverty. It comes after analysis has started on her Spring Statement – and what it means for both the poorest and wealthiest in Britain.

Dame Harriet Harman suggests that government whips may be overestimating the number of Labour MPs rebelling against welfare cuts as a tactic for “expectation management”.

Average families in the UK could be £1,400 a year worse off by April 2030, largely due to frozen tax thresholds, rising housing costs, and declining real earnings.