benefits
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Should benefits rise with inflation?
Talking Point Liz Truss reportedly preparing to break predecessor’s promise as insiders warn move would be ‘politically unstainable’
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How the government-backed interest-free loans work
feature Expanding scheme offers up to £2,000 for those in financial need
By The Week Staff Published
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Universal Credit cut: a guide to financial aid alternatives
In Depth Boris Johnson defends £20-a-week cut by arguing that taxpayers should not ‘subsidise’ low pay
By The Week Staff Published
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Is the Government breaking human rights laws on child hunger?
Speed Read Human Rights Watch report says Tory welfare cuts caused ‘hunger crisis’
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Food bank use hits record high in Britain
Speed Read Government benefit policies blamed as charity hands out 1.5m parcels in 12 months
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Survival sex: inquiry launched as benefit claimants say they are forced into prostitution
Speed Read MPs to investigate whether universal credit failures means women have to sell their bodies
By The Week Staff Last updated
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