The system of monthly assessment termed the Minimum Income Floor is a disaster, and politicians from all sides must come together to address this before resuming the roll-out, says IPSE.

Ministers have been criticised for quietly announcing a cut to thousands of pensioner couples’ benefits in the run-up to last night’s crunch Commons Brexit vote.

Theresa May was forced to axe part of her last-ditch Brexit plea after it was found that her voting record undermined a comparison she was due to make with the Welsh Assembly referendum.

A Labour party branch has been criticised for accusing Israel of funding an international campaign to accuse its critics of anti-Semitism.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published its latest statistics on homelessness in England. Senior Library Clerk Cassie Barton explains the new system for collecting data – and what the figures tell us  

The only safe and appropriate way to move people across to UC is to ensure nobody risks losing their income if they are unable to make a new claim within three months, says Mind.

The Government's flagship Universal Credit welfare shake-up has suffered another setback as the High Court ruled in favour of a challenge to the scheme lodged by four single working mothers.

Plans to extend the controversial cap on Universal Credit payments to families with more than two chilren have been ditched after Amber Rudd won a cash battle with Philip Hammond.

Theresa May has been urged to appoint a dedicated 'Minister for Hunger' as MPs accused the Government of letting efforts to tackle malnutrition slip "between the cracks".

This is a bold and interesting move and although I applaud the intent I have concerns about its application, says Dr. Hugh Milroy, CEO Veterans Aid.

Senior ministers have discussed the prospect of the break-up of the United Kingdom if there is a no-deal Brexit, PoliticsHome has learned.

Alex Salmond has won his legal case against the Scottish government after it admitted that officials had mishandled sexual harassment claims against him.

Former Conservative ministers are among an independent panel demanding that more than three million new social homes are built in a bid to tackle Britain’s housing crisis.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, has welcomed the decision to halt the further roll-out of Universal Credit, while also urging the Government to reform the parts of the policy that punish the self-employed.

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has delayed the next phase of the Universal Credit welfare overhaul amid mounting concern about its impact on claimants.

The Government is set for a showdown with local councils over fracking after one of the country's biggest combined authorities outlined proposals to ban it.

The Government’s benefit cap is overwhelmingly affecting single mothers, according to new analysis from Labour.

A former Labour mayor has been criticised after sharing a Facebook post about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust.

Transgender people are not getting access to basic healthcare services, according to a senior Conservative MP.

A new partnership is turning the tide on inactivity by creating a nation of swimmers.

Philip Hammond has been warned by a Cabinet colleague that councils may not have the money they need to prepare Britain for a no-deal Brexit.

Only five percent of new homes funded under a government scheme will be of the most affordable kind, it has been revealed.

The Government has to ask itself whether it should shoulder the blame for the shocking increase in rough sleeping, a Cabinet minister has said.

Universal Credit is failing parents who are trying to get into work because they are unable to afford the childcare fees up-front, MPs have revealed.