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14 February 2012
Couples could be forced to live apart by the Government's benefit cap, an economic think-tank is warning.
3 February 2012
The Government insists it will go ahead with its plans to cap benefits, despite losing a vote on the issue in the House of Lords on Monday.
24 January 2012
Chancellor George Osborne announced he will uprate some working age state benefits by the planned 5.2%, in line with September's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation figure.
29 November 2011
The Government could be about to renege on plans to increase some state benefit payments in line with September's inflation rate.
18 November 2011
Most people aged over 60 can apply now to get help towards their winter energy costs.
15 November 2011
Inflation matched its record high last month, meaning greater state benefits, but it also highlights the tough conditions faced by many households.
18 October 2011
Almost 900,000 workers, mainly women, will get a pay rise when the minimum wage breaks through the £6-an-hour barrier for the first time this weekend, union leaders said today.
29 September 2011
Many benefits are to be paid less frequently, it was announced today, in a move ministers say will better prepare jobless claimants for the world of work.
13 September 2011
New government proposals to change council tax benefit could see some claimants facing a 20% cut in what they currently receive.
26 August 2011
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