What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?
Factors behind sharp rise in incapacity and disability benefits are complex and at times counterintuitive
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UK government announces reforms to fix ‘broken’ welfare system
Package aims to cut benefits bill by up to £5bn a year and includes measure to encourage return to workFinancial Times - 10h -
Rising mental ill health behind higher welfare bill, report says
The government is identifying cuts to the welfare budget ahead of the Spring Statement, with the PM working to rally MPs to support the move.BBC News - 3d -
Plan to freeze key disability benefit may be dropped
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'I feel sick at the prospect of welfare cuts'
People on long-term sickness and disability benefits have told the BBC they fear how cuts will affect them.BBC News - 10h -
'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits
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The Papers: 'Benefits turmoil' and 'deal or no steel'
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Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs
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Does cutting welfare benefits work?
The government is to set out details of how it will save billions of pounds from the working welfare bill.BBC News - 1d -
What The Hell Just Happened? - the UK's 'risky' Eurovision entry and the trio behind it
Announced as the UK's entry, Remember Monday tell BBC Newsbeat they are feeling confident about their chances.BBC News - Mar. 8
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