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Two major broadcasters have been unable to explain why key news presenters are failing to challenge politicians and commentators who repeatedly claim – wrongly – that spending on social security is out of control and needs to be cut. Presenters at […]
Kemi Badenoch and her Conservative party are being investigated by the statistics watchdog for repeatedly making misleading statements about social security spending, while they are also facing a possible examination into a second set of false claims. Members of the shadow […]
The government is freezing the budget of a scheme that funds “life-changing” adaptations to disabled people’s homes, despite a minister claiming he was “putting more money” into the programme. Care minister Stephen Kinnock said last week that the extra funding for […]
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out of control. The move by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will […]
New official figures – hidden by government and opposition parties – have exposed months of lies by politicians and the media about “spiralling” spending on social security and the need to cut benefits. The updated statistics from the Office for Budget […]
The Conservative party has again refused to explain why it is warning of a “spiralling” benefits bill when spending on social security is stable… and has been for years. For the second time in two months, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch (pictured) […]
Disabled activists say they “will not give a single inch” in their resistance to billions of pounds of cuts confirmed yesterday by the Labour government in its new universal credit and personal independence payment bill. Other than minor concessions by work […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted making no attempt to research why spending on out-of-work disability benefits has risen significantly in recent years, despite planning “horrendously dangerous” cuts after the next election. Earlier this month, work and pensions […]
Disabled people have reacted with disbelief to the chancellor’s “cruel” decision to all-but-ignore those who rely on benefits in yesterday’s spring statement, despite the cost-of-living crisis. In his 3,500-word speech, Rishi Sunak (pictured) announced a rise in the starting threshold of […]
Disabled campaigners have been left bemused and concerned by a report from an independent fiscal watchdog which shows the government’s introduction of personal independence payment (PIP) has led to a sharp rise in spending on disability benefits. Tory chancellor George Osborne […]