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UK Disability Benefits Surge Outpaces Other Rich Nations
The UK's health and disability benefit costs are rising far faster than in other rich nations, increasing by over 25% between 2019 and 2023, despite government reforms aimed at saving £4.8 billion by 2029-30; a cost of living crisis and job center staff shortages are contributing factors.
UK Disability Benefits Surge Outpaces Other Rich Nations
The UK's health and disability benefit costs are rising far faster than in other rich nations, increasing by over 25% between 2019 and 2023, despite government reforms aimed at saving £4.8 billion by 2029-30; a cost of living crisis and job center staff shortages are contributing factors.
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52% Bias Score
UK Welfare Cuts to Leave 150,000 Carers Without Benefits
The UK government's plan to cut welfare benefits will leave 150,000 unpaid carers without their weekly allowance, saving £500 million by 2030, sparking a furious backlash from opposition parties and some within the Labour party itself, due to the plan's impact on vulnerable individuals and families.
UK Welfare Cuts to Leave 150,000 Carers Without Benefits
The UK government's plan to cut welfare benefits will leave 150,000 unpaid carers without their weekly allowance, saving £500 million by 2030, sparking a furious backlash from opposition parties and some within the Labour party itself, due to the plan's impact on vulnerable individuals and families.
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72% Bias Score
Social Security Delays In-Person ID Checks by Two Weeks
The Social Security Administration delayed its new policy requiring in-person identity checks for millions of beneficiaries by two weeks, to April 14, exempting Medicare, disability, and Supplemental Security Income applications; however, concerns remain about access and impact on vulnerable populat...
Social Security Delays In-Person ID Checks by Two Weeks
The Social Security Administration delayed its new policy requiring in-person identity checks for millions of beneficiaries by two weeks, to April 14, exempting Medicare, disability, and Supplemental Security Income applications; however, concerns remain about access and impact on vulnerable populat...
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40% Bias Score
UK Military Tech Spend Boosts Wales, but PIP Changes Draw Ire
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £2.2 billion increase in UK defense spending, benefiting Welsh defense businesses, alongside stricter eligibility rules for Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) affecting over 275,000 working-age people in Wales, prompting criticism from opposition parties and d...
UK Military Tech Spend Boosts Wales, but PIP Changes Draw Ire
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £2.2 billion increase in UK defense spending, benefiting Welsh defense businesses, alongside stricter eligibility rules for Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) affecting over 275,000 working-age people in Wales, prompting criticism from opposition parties and d...
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44% Bias Score
UK Social Care on the Brink: Funding Crisis and Human Cost
Underfunded and overburdened, UK social care workers face immense pressure as local authorities grapple with financial distress, leading to potential service collapse and risking vulnerable people's well-being, further exacerbated by recent government policy changes.
UK Social Care on the Brink: Funding Crisis and Human Cost
Underfunded and overburdened, UK social care workers face immense pressure as local authorities grapple with financial distress, leading to potential service collapse and risking vulnerable people's well-being, further exacerbated by recent government policy changes.
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68% Bias Score
Reeves Faces Tough Choices Amidst Worsening UK Economic Forecast
Facing a worsening economic forecast and pressure to increase defense spending, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce further public spending cuts in her Spring Statement this Wednesday, impacting disability benefits and potentially worsening child poverty and public service provision.
Reeves Faces Tough Choices Amidst Worsening UK Economic Forecast
Facing a worsening economic forecast and pressure to increase defense spending, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce further public spending cuts in her Spring Statement this Wednesday, impacting disability benefits and potentially worsening child poverty and public service provision.
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56% Bias Score
UK Parliament to Vote on Disability Benefit Cuts Amidst Lack of Employment Impact Data
The UK Parliament is to vote on Labour's disability benefit cuts before receiving an employment impact assessment, potentially pushing 300,000 people into poverty, despite a promised £1bn support package; the vote is expected before the end of July, while the assessment is expected in late October.
UK Parliament to Vote on Disability Benefit Cuts Amidst Lack of Employment Impact Data
The UK Parliament is to vote on Labour's disability benefit cuts before receiving an employment impact assessment, potentially pushing 300,000 people into poverty, despite a promised £1bn support package; the vote is expected before the end of July, while the assessment is expected in late October.
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48% Bias Score
Court reinstates worker's disability benefits after missed appointment
The Basque Country's High Court of Justice reinstated a worker's temporary disability benefits, revoked on October 3, 2023, after he missed a medical appointment due to illness, finding his subsequent actions sufficiently justified.
Court reinstates worker's disability benefits after missed appointment
The Basque Country's High Court of Justice reinstated a worker's temporary disability benefits, revoked on October 3, 2023, after he missed a medical appointment due to illness, finding his subsequent actions sufficiently justified.
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32% Bias Score
UK Government Announces Welfare Cuts, Sparking Concerns Over Impact on Millions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced welfare cuts including a 50% reduction in Universal Credit health benefits and stricter PIP eligibility, aiming for £4.8 billion in savings, impacting millions and raising concerns about long-term consequences.
UK Government Announces Welfare Cuts, Sparking Concerns Over Impact on Millions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced welfare cuts including a 50% reduction in Universal Credit health benefits and stricter PIP eligibility, aiming for £4.8 billion in savings, impacting millions and raising concerns about long-term consequences.
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40% Bias Score
UK Welfare Overhaul to Cut 1.2 Million Disabled People from PIP
The UK government's welfare overhaul will strip 1.2 million disabled people of their Personal Independence Payments (PIP), triggering a domino effect that will cut off other essential benefits, such as free prescriptions, council tax reductions and carer's allowance, drastically impacting family inc...
UK Welfare Overhaul to Cut 1.2 Million Disabled People from PIP
The UK government's welfare overhaul will strip 1.2 million disabled people of their Personal Independence Payments (PIP), triggering a domino effect that will cut off other essential benefits, such as free prescriptions, council tax reductions and carer's allowance, drastically impacting family inc...
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60% Bias Score
Reeves Promises Economic Improvement Amid Spending Cuts and Potential Tax Changes
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to cut government running costs by 15% and 10,000 civil service jobs, hinted at scrapping a digital services tax to avoid US tariffs, and faces criticism for welfare cuts amid a pledge to improve living standards.
Reeves Promises Economic Improvement Amid Spending Cuts and Potential Tax Changes
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to cut government running costs by 15% and 10,000 civil service jobs, hinted at scrapping a digital services tax to avoid US tariffs, and faces criticism for welfare cuts amid a pledge to improve living standards.
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44% Bias Score
£5 Billion Cut to Disability Benefits in the UK
The UK Labour government will cut £5 billion from disability benefits, impacting an estimated one million claimants, mostly those in the poorest towns, reversing previous commitments and potentially increasing child poverty.
£5 Billion Cut to Disability Benefits in the UK
The UK Labour government will cut £5 billion from disability benefits, impacting an estimated one million claimants, mostly those in the poorest towns, reversing previous commitments and potentially increasing child poverty.
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68% Bias Score
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