Welfare and benefits




Benefits up-rating cap is unfair and a big political risk for the government, says TUC

Ahead of the Commons vote today (Tuesday) on capping the up-rating of welfare benefits, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

8 January 2013
Support for benefit cuts dependent on ignorance, TUC-commissioned poll finds

Ministers cannot assume that voters will continue to back them in their plans to cap welfare benefit rises, according to a new poll commissioned by the TUC from YouGov and published today (Friday).

4 January 2013
Ministers cannot ignore warnings over Universal Credit, says TUC

Responding to today's (Thursday) report on Universal Credit by the Work and Pensions Select Committee, which warns that the new benefits system could push low-income families into debt, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

22 November 2012
Fitness-to-work tests need to be fairer and more humane, says TUC

Responding to today's (Tuesday) report by Professor Malcolm Harrington on the government's incapacity tests, the TUC backed calls for assessments to be fairer and more humane.

20 November 2012
Tackling pay and employment to address poverty

There's no credible evidence to support the claim that members new to the government following last week's reshuffle were issued with protective helmets when they received their brief, but it does seem that there is a constant barrage of criticism fo...

10 September 2012
Making a Contribution - Social security for the future

Touchstone pamphlet #12 In this skilfully researched and detailed report, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney address one of the key strategic policy issues of our time: how to regain public support for a redistributive welfare state.

PDF version available for download
4 May 2012



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