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UK to Cut Disability Benefits Amid Criticism
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced £3bn in cuts to disability benefits over the next three years, with further cuts expected, aiming to reform a system deemed "indefensible and unfair" while facing criticism from charities and MPs who warn of devastating impacts on vulnerable families.
UK to Cut Disability Benefits Amid Criticism
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced £3bn in cuts to disability benefits over the next three years, with further cuts expected, aiming to reform a system deemed "indefensible and unfair" while facing criticism from charities and MPs who warn of devastating impacts on vulnerable families.
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52% Bias Score
Conditional PIP Benefits Proposed for Young Adults
A new report suggests making Personal Independence Payments (PIP) conditional for 18-30 year olds to combat rising joblessness and welfare costs, a move backed by Lord Blunkett and currently being explored by the government; awards for psychiatric conditions increased from 2,600 per month in 2019 to...
Conditional PIP Benefits Proposed for Young Adults
A new report suggests making Personal Independence Payments (PIP) conditional for 18-30 year olds to combat rising joblessness and welfare costs, a move backed by Lord Blunkett and currently being explored by the government; awards for psychiatric conditions increased from 2,600 per month in 2019 to...
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60% Bias Score
UK to Scrap Automated Benefit Deduction Program After Court Ruling
A UK court ruling deemed the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) automated system for deducting tenant benefits unlawful, prompting the government to scrap the program and initiate a review of similar practices, affecting tens of thousands of deduction requests annually.
UK to Scrap Automated Benefit Deduction Program After Court Ruling
A UK court ruling deemed the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) automated system for deducting tenant benefits unlawful, prompting the government to scrap the program and initiate a review of similar practices, affecting tens of thousands of deduction requests annually.
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36% Bias Score
Carer Faces £4,600 Overpayment Demand After DWP Policy Change
Andrea Tucker, a part-time worker and full-time carer for 15 years, is challenging a £4,600 carer's allowance overpayment demand from the DWP, citing a 2020 policy change that was not communicated to her, impacting numerous carers facing similar debt issues due to the controversial 'averaging' polic...
Carer Faces £4,600 Overpayment Demand After DWP Policy Change
Andrea Tucker, a part-time worker and full-time carer for 15 years, is challenging a £4,600 carer's allowance overpayment demand from the DWP, citing a 2020 policy change that was not communicated to her, impacting numerous carers facing similar debt issues due to the controversial 'averaging' polic...
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56% Bias Score
Holistic Public Support Could Save £18 Billion Annually, Study Shows
A Manchester Metropolitan University study shows that a holistic approach to supporting 363,000 people in Britain with multiple acute problems could save £18 billion annually by reducing the need for long-term welfare and allowing them to become productive citizens, challenging the current fragmente...
Holistic Public Support Could Save £18 Billion Annually, Study Shows
A Manchester Metropolitan University study shows that a holistic approach to supporting 363,000 people in Britain with multiple acute problems could save £18 billion annually by reducing the need for long-term welfare and allowing them to become productive citizens, challenging the current fragmente...
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48% Bias Score
UK Government Announces Welfare Reform to Curb \£100bn Sickness Benefit Costs
The UK government will implement welfare reforms to reduce the \£100bn projected cost of sickness benefits by the next election, aiming to incentivize work and address concerns over system abuse, despite political opposition from Labour.
UK Government Announces Welfare Reform to Curb \£100bn Sickness Benefit Costs
The UK government will implement welfare reforms to reduce the \£100bn projected cost of sickness benefits by the next election, aiming to incentivize work and address concerns over system abuse, despite political opposition from Labour.
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40% Bias Score
Bavarian Jusos Reject Union-SPD Coalition Agreement
The Bavarian Young Socialists (Jusos) harshly criticized the Union-SPD coalition agreement, objecting to weakened citizens' allowance, abolished daily maximum working hours, and migration policies incorporating AfD demands, potentially jeopardizing the coalition's formation.
Bavarian Jusos Reject Union-SPD Coalition Agreement
The Bavarian Young Socialists (Jusos) harshly criticized the Union-SPD coalition agreement, objecting to weakened citizens' allowance, abolished daily maximum working hours, and migration policies incorporating AfD demands, potentially jeopardizing the coalition's formation.
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52% Bias Score
UK Confirms Fatal Drone Strike in Syria
The UK government confirmed a fatal drone strike in Syria on February 25th, targeting a Daesh terrorist; this is the first public acknowledgment of such an action under the Labour government, raising questions of transparency and military strategy.
UK Confirms Fatal Drone Strike in Syria
The UK government confirmed a fatal drone strike in Syria on February 25th, targeting a Daesh terrorist; this is the first public acknowledgment of such an action under the Labour government, raising questions of transparency and military strategy.
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44% Bias Score
House Republicans Propose Stricter Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits
Rep. Dusty Johnson will introduce the "America Works Act of 2025", requiring childless, able-bodied SNAP recipients aged 18-65 to work 20 hours weekly, aiming to reduce poverty through work and training, with exceptions for those with young children and those in high-unemployment areas.
House Republicans Propose Stricter Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits
Rep. Dusty Johnson will introduce the "America Works Act of 2025", requiring childless, able-bodied SNAP recipients aged 18-65 to work 20 hours weekly, aiming to reduce poverty through work and training, with exceptions for those with young children and those in high-unemployment areas.
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68% Bias Score
Scholz and Merz Clash on Fiscal Policy in German Election Debate
In a televised debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and challenger Friedrich Merz clashed over fiscal policy, with Merz leading in polls, making a post-election coalition between the Union and SPD likely, potentially excluding Scholz. Disagreements centered on the debt brake, tax cuts, and Bürgerge...
Scholz and Merz Clash on Fiscal Policy in German Election Debate
In a televised debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and challenger Friedrich Merz clashed over fiscal policy, with Merz leading in polls, making a post-election coalition between the Union and SPD likely, potentially excluding Scholz. Disagreements centered on the debt brake, tax cuts, and Bürgerge...
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44% Bias Score
UK Government to Reform Welfare System Amid Rising Benefit Costs
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall stated that some people on benefits are abusing the system, as the government seeks to curb welfare spending; a DWP survey of 3,401 benefit recipients shows 270,000 young people (16-34) are not working due to long-term sickness and mental health issues, a 26% ...
UK Government to Reform Welfare System Amid Rising Benefit Costs
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall stated that some people on benefits are abusing the system, as the government seeks to curb welfare spending; a DWP survey of 3,401 benefit recipients shows 270,000 young people (16-34) are not working due to long-term sickness and mental health issues, a 26% ...
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68% Bias Score
UK to revoke driving licenses from benefit fraudsters
The UK government proposes to strip convicted benefit cheats of their driving licenses for debts over £1,000 and gain greater access to bank account data to combat fraud, potentially saving £1.6bn over five years, but raising privacy concerns.
UK to revoke driving licenses from benefit fraudsters
The UK government proposes to strip convicted benefit cheats of their driving licenses for debts over £1,000 and gain greater access to bank account data to combat fraud, potentially saving £1.6bn over five years, but raising privacy concerns.
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44% Bias Score
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