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Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Education
By Sophie Church
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Britain’s welfare state is in retreat – but should schools plug the gap? Sophie Church visits one outpost to see if the model is sustainable
Government Sets End Of November Date For Benefits Decision Despite Pressure From Tory Rebels
Social affairs
Government Sets End Of November Date For Benefits Decision Despite Pressure From Tory Rebels
A decision on whether to raise benefits in line with inflation or earnings will not be announced until the end of November, Work and Pensions Minister Victoria Prentis has confirmed.
WATCH: Upfront childcare payments are forcing mothers out of work, parents warn MPs Partner content
Economy
By Save the Children
WATCH: Upfront childcare payments are forcing mothers out of work, parents warn MPs
Three working mums warned MPs this week that having to cover upfront childcare payments when receiving Universal Credit is shutting parents, and especially mums, out of the workforce.
Why the Government needs to rethink its approach to the energy crisis Partner content
Economy
By Choose
Why the Government needs to rethink its approach to the energy crisis
The chancellor’s £350 help package for energy customers is unwanted and ineffective.
We must provide targeted support for homeless EU migrants if we are to end rough sleeping
Home affairs
By Stephen Timms MP
We must provide targeted support for homeless EU migrants if we are to end rough sleeping
The scale of homelessness and housing difficulties among EU citizens across Britain has become a growing concern.
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
Home affairs
By Marsha de Cordova MP
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
The genesis of the welfare state was the Beveridge Report, published in 1942. The report envisioned a social security system that would act as a safety net, there to support each and every citizen in need.
We need solutions that permanently address rough sleeping for everyone, including EU citizens
Economy
By Lucy Mort
We need solutions that permanently address rough sleeping for everyone, including EU citizens
The harsh impacts of Storm Arwen and the emergence of the Omicron variant foretell a potentially treacherous and bleak Winter for all of us, but especially for homeless people. New research showing that EU citizens are almost three times as likely to experience rough sleeping is therefore of deep concern.
MPs Vote To Keep £20 A Week Universal Credit Increase In Labour's Motion, Including Six Tory Rebels
Coronavirus
MPs Vote To Keep £20 A Week Universal Credit Increase In Labour's Motion, Including Six Tory Rebels
The Commons has passed a motion calling for the £20 a week increase to Universal Credit payments to be kept after the majority of Tories abstained on Labour’s opposition day debate.
After the pandemic, our priority must be to build a fairer Scotland with wellbeing at its heart
Communities
By Neil Gray MP
After the pandemic, our priority must be to build a fairer Scotland with wellbeing at its heart
As we begin the road to recovery from this pandemic, on this year’s St Andrew’s Day, our focus must be on building something better than our old normal.
Will the COVID-19 pandemic actually disenfranchise veterans? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Veterans Aid
Will the COVID-19 pandemic actually disenfranchise veterans?
After 15 years at the helm of the frontline charity for veterans in crisis, and a previous 10 years as a Trustee, Dr Hugh Milroy reflects on the lot of socially isolated veterans and how the COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped the landscape of support in the veterans’ world. 
We need an urgent inquiry into the role of the welfare state to tackle widening inequality in Britain
Education
By Debbie Abrahams MP
We need an urgent inquiry into the role of the welfare state to tackle widening inequality in Britain
The widening of the attainment gap in primary schools, due to a rising number of disadvantaged children living in persistent poverty should act as a stark wake up call to us all.
Government vows £13-a-day payment for low-paid people asked to self-isolate in high Covid areas
Coronavirus
Government vows £13-a-day payment for low-paid people asked to self-isolate in high Covid areas
People on low incomes who need to self-isolate in areas with high rates of Covid-19 will be able to claim up to £182 under plans unveiled by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
Anger as bereaved NHS and care families stripped of benefits if they receive coronavirus payout
Health
Anger as bereaved NHS and care families stripped of benefits if they receive coronavirus payout
Ministers have come under fire after it emerged families of frontline workers who have died from coronavirus will lose access to welfare payments if they receive compensation from the Government.
Rishi Sunak says government ‘can't protect every job’ as UK employment takes biggest hit since 2009
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak says government ‘can't protect every job’ as UK employment takes biggest hit since 2009
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said the Government “can’t protect every job” but vowed to ensure nobody is “left without hope” as the UK suffered its biggest drop in employment since 2009.
Labour and Lib Dems urge DWP to overhaul funeral help as student forced into debt to pay for dad’s burial
Coronavirus
Labour and Lib Dems urge DWP to overhaul funeral help as student forced into debt to pay for dad’s burial
The Department for Work and Pensions is facing calls to ramp up the help it provides to people who have lost loved ones after a student was pushed into debt to pay for her father’s burial.
Partner content
Health
By British Veterinary Association
Government must rethink balance on new Trade Commission, say vets
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to raise serious concerns over the balance of expertise on the new Trade and Agriculture Commission, pointing to the fact that only one member of the 16-strong group is a veterinary surgeon.
With surging domestic abuse incidents during lockdown, ministers must provide proper support for victims
Coronavirus
By Baroness Gale
With surging domestic abuse incidents during lockdown, ministers must provide proper support for victims
What are ministers doing to tackle the additional difficulties that victims of abuse have faced during this crisis?
What the Future Holds – how we support the Armed Forces community will help define our national identity Partner content
Coronavirus
By Forces in Mind Trust
What the Future Holds – how we support the Armed Forces community will help define our national identity
Our role over these last extraordinary few months has been to provide a forward look for the Armed Forces charities sector.
A £20 a week increase in social security support will give families with children the lifeline they need
Coronavirus
By Ian Blackford MP
A £20 a week increase in social security support will give families with children the lifeline they need
An extra £20 a week can help to stop families having to make the choice between paying their bills or feeding their children. It is a question of helping people survive.
No Recourse to Public Funds has long stoked division and hostility — now it’s leaving families destitute in a pandemic
Coronavirus
By Neil Coyle MP
No Recourse to Public Funds has long stoked division and hostility — now it’s leaving families destitute in a pandemic
No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) are a blight on our country’s reputation and represent a divisive, hostile agenda with deliberately racist aims.
Coronavirus: DWP ‘must not ignore’ people claiming legacy benefits after Universal Credit boost
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: DWP ‘must not ignore’ people claiming legacy benefits after Universal Credit boost
The Government must boost a host of legacy welfare benefits to help people cope with the coronavirus crisis, MPs have said.
Supporting children at risk of hunger over the holidays should not be a one-off intervention
Coronavirus
By Christian Wakeford MP
Supporting children at risk of hunger over the holidays should not be a one-off intervention
The Government should build on this initial announcement and commit to funding free school food provision schemes for all children at risk of hunger, during every school holiday.
Boris Johnson must suspend the No Recourse to Public Funds policy during the coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
By Stephen Timms MP
Boris Johnson must suspend the No Recourse to Public Funds policy during the coronavirus crisis
More and more law-abiding, hard-working families, whose contributions we have all benefited from for years, are sinking into destitution.
Powering homes in a pandemic Partner content
Coronavirus
By EDF
Powering homes in a pandemic
EDF stands ready to support its customers as it navigates the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.