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UK Welfare Reform: Minister Vows to Press Ahead Despite Recent Setbacks
UK Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden affirmed the necessity of welfare reform, vowing to proceed with changes despite the recent scrapping of a £5bn benefits cut and U-turns on other reforms, aiming to improve support and address rising costs.
UK Welfare Reform: Minister Vows to Press Ahead Despite Recent Setbacks
UK Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden affirmed the necessity of welfare reform, vowing to proceed with changes despite the recent scrapping of a £5bn benefits cut and U-turns on other reforms, aiming to improve support and address rising costs.
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52% Bias Score
SSA's New Phone System Causes Delays, Frustration
The Social Security Administration's new phone system, intended to reduce wait times, is rerouting calls to offices lacking jurisdiction, causing delays and frustration for both callers and employees, according to disability advocates and agency staff.
SSA's New Phone System Causes Delays, Frustration
The Social Security Administration's new phone system, intended to reduce wait times, is rerouting calls to offices lacking jurisdiction, causing delays and frustration for both callers and employees, according to disability advocates and agency staff.
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48% Bias Score
UK Government U-turns on Welfare Reforms, Reducing Projected Savings
The UK government reversed its welfare reform plans, reducing projected savings from £5 billion to £2 billion annually and delaying changes to disability benefit eligibility until 2026, impacting 370,000 recipients, while also increasing investments in employment support by £1 billion.
UK Government U-turns on Welfare Reforms, Reducing Projected Savings
The UK government reversed its welfare reform plans, reducing projected savings from £5 billion to £2 billion annually and delaying changes to disability benefit eligibility until 2026, impacting 370,000 recipients, while also increasing investments in employment support by £1 billion.
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48% Bias Score
Labour MP Suspended for Disability Benefit Rebellion
Labour MP Rachael Maskell was suspended for leading a rebellion against government disability benefit cuts, arguing the party needs to better represent the "invisible" in society; three other MPs faced similar discipline.
Labour MP Suspended for Disability Benefit Rebellion
Labour MP Rachael Maskell was suspended for leading a rebellion against government disability benefit cuts, arguing the party needs to better represent the "invisible" in society; three other MPs faced similar discipline.
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40% Bias Score
Badenoch Proposes Stricter Disability Benefit Eligibility
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sparked controversy by challenging the statistic that one in four Britons are disabled, proposing stricter eligibility for disability benefits, including excluding conditions like food intolerances, anxiety, and mild depression, aiming for \£9 billion in savings to ...
Badenoch Proposes Stricter Disability Benefit Eligibility
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sparked controversy by challenging the statistic that one in four Britons are disabled, proposing stricter eligibility for disability benefits, including excluding conditions like food intolerances, anxiety, and mild depression, aiming for \£9 billion in savings to ...
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52% Bias Score
UK Universal Credit Cuts to Impact Severely Disabled People
The UK government plans universal credit cuts, impacting severely disabled people despite claims of protection; a clause shielding the most severely disabled will only apply if a condition is constant, potentially leaving many without support and facing a yearly loss of approximately \£3,000.
UK Universal Credit Cuts to Impact Severely Disabled People
The UK government plans universal credit cuts, impacting severely disabled people despite claims of protection; a clause shielding the most severely disabled will only apply if a condition is constant, potentially leaving many without support and facing a yearly loss of approximately \£3,000.
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48% Bias Score
Scottish Government Faces £770m Disability Benefits Funding Gap
Audit Scotland reports a £770 million funding gap in Scotland's adult disability payment (ADP), with projections reaching £2 billion by 2029/30, prompting concerns over the government's financial strategy.
Scottish Government Faces £770m Disability Benefits Funding Gap
Audit Scotland reports a £770 million funding gap in Scotland's adult disability payment (ADP), with projections reaching £2 billion by 2029/30, prompting concerns over the government's financial strategy.
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28% Bias Score
UK Disability Benefit Claims Rise Linked to Mental Health, Sparking Over-Medicalization Concerns
The number of working-age adults in England and Wales claiming disability benefits rose by nearly 1 million between 2019 and 2024, with mental health conditions accounting for about half the increase, prompting concern from former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt about potential over-medicalization ...
UK Disability Benefit Claims Rise Linked to Mental Health, Sparking Over-Medicalization Concerns
The number of working-age adults in England and Wales claiming disability benefits rose by nearly 1 million between 2019 and 2024, with mental health conditions accounting for about half the increase, prompting concern from former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt about potential over-medicalization ...
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44% Bias Score
UK Welfare Cuts to Push 50,000 Disabled into Poverty
The UK government's welfare reforms, while partially amended following a parliamentary revolt, will still push approximately 50,000 disabled or chronically ill people into poverty by 2030 due to cuts to universal credit, according to a recent parliamentary report.
UK Welfare Cuts to Push 50,000 Disabled into Poverty
The UK government's welfare reforms, while partially amended following a parliamentary revolt, will still push approximately 50,000 disabled or chronically ill people into poverty by 2030 due to cuts to universal credit, according to a recent parliamentary report.
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48% Bias Score
Spain's Social Security Deficit Rises to 0.5% of GDP
Spain's 2025 Social Security deficit is projected at 0.5% of GDP, exceeding initial estimates due to a 12% rise in temporary disability claims and higher-than-expected pension payouts, resulting from increased retirements.
Spain's Social Security Deficit Rises to 0.5% of GDP
Spain's 2025 Social Security deficit is projected at 0.5% of GDP, exceeding initial estimates due to a 12% rise in temporary disability claims and higher-than-expected pension payouts, resulting from increased retirements.
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36% Bias Score
Tories Urge Ban on Foreign Nationals from UK Sickness Benefits
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will propose barring foreign nationals from claiming UK disability and sickness benefits, arguing the current benefits bill is unsustainable and accusing Labour of ignoring rising costs. This follows the government's scaled-back welfare cuts after a Labour rebellion.
Tories Urge Ban on Foreign Nationals from UK Sickness Benefits
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will propose barring foreign nationals from claiming UK disability and sickness benefits, arguing the current benefits bill is unsustainable and accusing Labour of ignoring rising costs. This follows the government's scaled-back welfare cuts after a Labour rebellion.
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52% Bias Score
Labour's Welfare U-turn to Cost £12.3 Billion
Labour's U-turn on welfare cuts will increase disability benefit claims by over a million before the next election, costing an extra £12.3 billion for PIP alone by 2029, potentially causing the welfare system to collapse.
Labour's Welfare U-turn to Cost £12.3 Billion
Labour's U-turn on welfare cuts will increase disability benefit claims by over a million before the next election, costing an extra £12.3 billion for PIP alone by 2029, potentially causing the welfare system to collapse.
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68% Bias Score
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