Calls for people with disabilities who ‘cannot work’ to be excluded from any benefits cuts have been given a major update after an official response from the Department for Work and Pensions. Millions of people on benefits are living in fear of changes set to come in November 2026. Eligibility requirements would be tightened toContinue reading “Cuts To PIP Update As Officials Respond To Calls To Exclude Those Who ‘Cannot Work’”
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Cheating The Welfare System
Known for her advice on maximising benefits, 31-year-old Whitney Ainscough earned enough money to purchase a Range Rover and treat herself to a gastric sleeve. A self-described bad mum who claims to make nearly £500,000 a year by showing social media followers how to manipulate the benefits system says she’ll never get a job. WhitneyContinue reading “Cheating The Welfare System”
Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits
Labour’s reform of the system will allow welfare recipients to attempt employment without fear of losing their benefits. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce legislation to introduce a ‘right to try guarantee’ for those on health-related benefits. This will prevent people from having their entitlements automatically re-assessed if they enter employment.Continue reading “Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits”
The ‘Spiralling’ Benefits Bill Is Unsustainable, Warns Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak unveiled a ‘moral mission’ to get Brits off benefits today as he warned that numbers out of the workforce are ‘unsustainable’ and ‘tragic’. In a major speech drawing dividing lines for the election, the PM pledged to crack down on the country’s ‘sick note culture’, insisting normal ‘life worries’ are not a reason to be signed off. HeContinue reading “The ‘Spiralling’ Benefits Bill Is Unsustainable, Warns Rishi Sunak “
It Doesn’t Pay To Work Hard
Angry workers have slammed a universal income benefit trial handling £1,600 a month to people who will be paid without having to work. A group of 30 people have been selected to take part in what will be England’s first-ever trial of a universal income scheme. Over the course of two years, they will receiveContinue reading “It Doesn’t Pay To Work Hard”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 