Committee also warns of ‘unintended operational and legal consequences’ for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities, urging Government to review the criteria and test the proposed changes with healthcare professionals. 

If the UK is to be a truly equal society, then women should not have to choose between having children or progressing their careers, argues Sharon Hodgson MP.

Lord Kennedy argues that the Government is failing to consider the positive impact that social housing could have on dealing with the housing crisis.

Baroness Sherlock questions if ministers understand the difficulties for claimants who face a six week wait without benefits.

Mark Atkinson, Chief Executive of the disability charity Scope, has responded to the Personal Independence Payments quarterly tribunal stats.

A House of Lords committee has today published a report outlining their concerns over the Government’s proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Mind have said that many people with mental health problems will be left without the support they need following Government cuts.

Leading UK poverty charity Turn2us is warning of the serious consequences of the upcoming changes to the provision of housing support for young adults. 

Marking International Women’s Day, the CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute speaks to PoliticsHome on what the insurance industry can to do alleviate gender equality.

Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey accuses Ministers of failing to protect young people from homelessness following yesterday’s urgent question on housing benefit cuts for 18-21-year-olds.  

Britain’s leading business for the over 50s has urged the Chancellor to use his March Budget to spark a grey revolution and help the thousands of families currently seeking homes.

Consumers prefer to hire firms that train apprentices, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Turn2us are concerned that some private renters who aren't eligible for housing benefit, do not know they could be eligible for Universal Credit.

Angela Eagle MP, Yvette Cooper MP & Rachel Reeves MP argue that it's time for the Government to look at the 'human misery' caused by their mismanagement of disability benefit cuts.

To mark International Women's Week, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Justine Greening says Britain must "continue to be bold if we are to deliver real change for women around the world".

Turn2us urges the Chancellor to use Spring Budget to tackle issues facing vulnerable families as new data reveals rising child poverty.

Cutting disability benefits will do nothing to halve the disability employment gap, it will just make life harder for disabled people, says Scope.

Increased data sharing between registered providers and local authorities will be critical in tackling social housing issues, suggests housing association, Moat.

Cutting disability benefits will do more harm than good, argues Paul Farmer CBE, Chief Executive of Mind.

57% of British adults agree that the Government should provide financial support to churches in order to protect their heritage and history, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by the National Churches Trust.

Leading poverty charity Turn2us has raised concerns about the 39 weeks that those applying for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) have to wait before they receive it. 

Companies House are currently unable to withhold information about a Director's former name, even if that would result in their transition being disclosed, says Nicky Morgan MP.

Society has started to move away from the idea of fathers as the breadwinning disciplinarians, but the workplace is slower to respond, says Neil Gray MP.