Disability Benefits May

Plan to freeze key disability benefit may be dropped

Many usually loyal Labour MPs had voiced strong opposition to the idea of not increasing PIP in line with inflation, as part of expected welfare cuts.

BBC News - 1d

'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits

More than 124,000 young people have had claims for adult disability benefits refused, the BBC finds.

BBC News - 6d

Is The Government Backing Down Over Benefits?

Plans to freeze some disability benefits could be abandoned.

BBC News - 1d

Disability benefit cuts test loyalty of Labour MPs

Some are worried about the possibility of freezing payments for people with long-term conditions.

BBC News - 5d

'I'm not a scrounger – I work, but would struggle without benefits'

People on long-term sickness and disability benefits have told the BBC they fear how cuts will affect them.

BBC News - 4h

What are PIP disability payments and why could they change?

The Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that helps cover the extra costs of long-term health conditions.

BBC News - 2h

UK ministers to drop plan to freeze key disability benefit

Decision on personal independence payments comes ahead of government paper setting out wider reforms on Tuesday

Financial Times - 1d

What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?

Factors behind sharp rise in incapacity and disability benefits are complex and at times counterintuitive

Financial Times - 2d

With Social Security Administration under temporary leadership, some experts worry what that means for benefits

Some experts worry new changes at the Social Security Administration may make it more difficult to access the agency's benefits and services.

CNBC - 14h

Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs

Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defence

Financial Times - Mar. 10

A Trump critic just won Greenland's election, but the White House may still benefit

A party that has criticized President Trump's threat to take over Greenland won an election there, but may have to govern with a pro-White House opponent.

NBC News - 5d

Rules for repaying Social Security benefits are about to get stricter. Here's what to know.

If you receive more Social Security benefits than you are owed, you may face a 100% default withholding rate from your monthly checks once a new policy goes into effect.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday afternoon.

BBC News - 6h

Could Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party?

Labour may have ditched its factional in-fighting - but deep welfare cuts could reignite tensions.

BBC News - 2d

How An Earlier Start And 84-Game Season Could Benefit The NHL

The NHL’s tightly-compressed schedule has been a bone of contention for quite some time. And on Saturday, a Sportsnet report posited that the league may be willing to start the regular-season at ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

How oral health may be linked to heart and brain health

New research suggests a connection between oral bacteria and Alzheimer's disease, raising concerns for those with poor dental health. With nearly 700 species of bacteria in our mouths, experts say ...

CBS News - 3d

Trump Wants to Kill Carried Interest. Wall Street Will Fight to Keep It.

President Trump has been trying to eliminate the tax loophole, which benefits Wall Street, but Congressional Republicans may stand in the way.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

Benefits reform will ensure fairness, minister says, as opponents criticise expected cuts

Proposals to change benefits rules to be unveiled on Tuesday have provoked unease among Labour MPs.

BBC News - 16h

Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted

As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency's ability to pay millions of benefit checks each month, Democratic senators warn.

CNBC - 5d

Are there benefits to Trump's tariffs?

America's largest primary aluminum producer, Century Aluminum, applauded Trump's reinstatement of a 25% tariff on aluminum imports.

The Hill - 5d

What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

The Department of Education cut nearly half its civil rights investigators, which experts say could have a major impact on children with special needs.

NBC News - 5d

They lost their federal jobs and now can’t get jobless benefits: ‘You’re left watching your bank account slowly bleed’

Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy.

MarketWatch - 2d

Kleptocrats to benefit from Trump DoJ’s anti-corruption pause, experts warn

Former prosecutors criticize Pam Bondi’s decision to halt enforcement of bribery laws as short-sighted and dangerous. A radical makeover at the US department of justice has seen key drives to fight ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

White House says Canada would 'benefit greatly' from becoming 51st state

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Canada would "benefit greatly" from becoming the 51st state as tensions continue over tariffs.

NBC News - 6d

Why the worst of this stock-market correction may be over

If this downturn is typical, the S&P 500 will lose 13.6% in total, bottom in mid-May and be recovered by September.

MarketWatch - 2d

Reuters beclowns itself, to Hamas’s benefit

Reuters retracted a report that falsely claimed a victim of a Palestinian terrorist attack was a member of Mossad, Israel's top intelligence agency, despite lacking evidence to support this claim.

The Hill - Mar. 10

The Papers: 'Benefits turmoil' and 'deal or no steel'

A backlash over proposed reform to the welfare system leads many papers, as does news of Trump's tariffs beginning.

BBC News - 5d

Does cutting benefits actually work?

The government is to set out details of how it will save billions of pounds from the working welfare bill.

BBC News - 3d

MS patients in England to benefit from major roll out of take-at-home pill

Cladribine tablet for those with active multiple sclerosis will reduce hospital visits and free up appointments. Thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England are to become the ...

The Guardian - 6d

This sector may be the ‘accidental beneficiary’ of a U.S. growth scare, says JPMorgan

Emerging markets may be helped by a weaker dollar and lower U.S. interest rates

MarketWatch - 21h

US Capitol Police chief retiring in May

U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger is retiring in early May after serving more than four decades in law enforcement. Manger, who was hired after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, ...

The Hill - 6d

These Republicans may vote against plan to fund the government

Republican Kentucky lawmakers Thomas Massie and Rand Paul may oppose the plan to pass a continuing resolution as a stopgap to fund the government until September. This comes as President Trump ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Microplastics may be stoking antibiotic resistance: Study

The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found. Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as ...

The Hill - 6d

Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled

PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving more than 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse off. Keir Starmer is to defy growing anger by driving through welfare cuts ...

The Guardian - 1d