Parents of children aged three who are part of a workless household and over should get themselves work ready by attending regular interviews in Job Centres and undertaking training, according to Labour leader Ed Miliband.…
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A small pilot scheme for Universal Credit begins today in Ashton-under-Lyne, but it will only involve single people.…
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A benefit cap comes into effect in four London boroughs today and limits benefits claims for families to £500 a week while below inflation rises in banefits and tax credits are also introduced.…
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The poorest families will miss out on extra childcare support announced in the Budget because they earn too little to pay tax, according to the Resolution Foundation think tank.…
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Britain’s low to middle income families may have to wait a decade before their living standards return to pre-recession levels, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation.…
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