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.

Labour has said it will scrap a nineteenth century law that criminalises rough sleepers if it wins the next election.

A controversial Labour MP has been forced to apologise after giving his support to a musician accused of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused "most of the media" of failing to cover homelessness as he doubled down on his description of the Conservatives as "stupid".

MPs today blasted the Government after it was revealed the number of deaths among people forced to sleep rough has jumped by a quarter in five years.

We have built around two million too few homes across the country resulting in high prices, high rents, many fewer social homes and serious difficulties for younger people wanting to buy their own home, says Lord Shipley.

IPSE agrees with the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s sensible recommendation that there should be a ‘wait and see approach’ before rolling out UC for all disabled self-employed people.

The rollout of the controversial Universal Credit system could face further delays as the Government boosts protections for vulnerable claimants, Amber Rudd revealed today.

An influential group of cross-party MPs have published a report urging the Government to properly look at the impact of Universal Credit on disabled people.An influential group of cross-party MPs have published a report urging the Government to properly look at the impact of Universal Credit on disabled people.

Ministers should delay the rollout of Universal Credit until they are sure that disabled claimants are protected from the potential impact, according to a cross-party group of MPs.

Opposition parties have joined forces to table a motion of no confidence in the Government - and challenged Jeremy Corbyn to back it.

Below is the briefing by the Equality and Human Rights Commission ahead of tomorrow’s backbench business debate on the Cumulative Impact Assessment of Changes to Disability Support.

Plans to draw up guidelines for employers on how they should clamp down on sexual harassment in the workplace have been criticised by a top MP.

The double dip with both landlord and tenant being charged these extortionate admin fees will soon be a thing of the past. This change in the law cannot come soon enough, says Baroness Grender.

Emergency shelter would be provided for every rough sleeper in freezing weather under a Labour government, the party has announced.

The UN Rapporteur has held up a revealing mirror to British society, says Baroness Lister.

Equality body calls for employers to play their part in tackling the gender pay gap by publishing their action plans.

This week, cross-party MPs and peers joined CIOB at a parliamentary reception to discuss how to learn from the Grenfell tragedy and ensure a safe future.

Ukip has just one peer left in the House of Lords after the alliance between leader Gerard Batten and controversial far-right activist Tommy Robinson triggered a fresh resignation, PoliticsHome can reveal.

More than 120,000 children will be in temporary accommodation this Christmas, official figures have revealed.