The Parliamentary Labour Party is likely to back a second attempt to reform welfare provided new money is allocated to help claimants into work, The i Paper has been told. Labour insiders said that MPs – including rebels who scuppered Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ attempt to cut benefits last year – were receptive to a second go at reform. There is renewed focus on what the Government will do about the rising benefits bill following last week’s publication of a report on young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) by the Labour grandee Alan Milburn. Messages […]

Reform UK has promised huge benefit cuts, but experts warn working-age and disabled claimants could be hardest hit

Welfare reform 2.0 will copy the Netherlands - but is not without controversy