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.
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Rising mental ill health behind higher welfare bill, report says
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How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill
Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long termFinancial Times - 6d -
How to stop the fruitless search for welfare savings
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Government’s employment reforms clash with its welfare plans
Jobs market policies could threaten the part-time vacancies that ease people back into workFinancial Times - 3d -
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Rachel Reeves insists changes to welfare needed
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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 - 2d -
Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs
Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defenceFinancial Times - 4d
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