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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey is under fire, but allies say she's being quoted "out of context".
Flagship Tory welfare system fails to account for weekly and fortnightly wages, report says.
The government is using a "poorly designed" system which “threatens the rights of people most at risk of poverty", claims Human Rights Watch.
Demand for food parcels is set to increase by 61% this winter, with families hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
We should also look at extensions to the furlough scheme, writes Stephen Crabb MP.
Stephen Crabb also cautions against ‘painful cut’ in universal credit and calls for hike in legacy benefits to help working poor.
Ministers previously rejected Labour Party calls for more help for those who would struggle on statutory sick pay.
Revealed: Some 71,208 young people received their first Universal Credit payments in July – nearly double the figure for this time last year.
As the government's exam algorithm comes under scrutiny, here's the other data that's faced criticism – from homelessness figures to much-publicised testing targets.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak now faces calls to lift the benefit cap or risk a fresh child poverty crisis.