Major changes to millions of individual's benefits come into force this week under changes announced by the government last year. Designed to tackle what ministers have termed "perverse incentives" in ...

A key change has been suggested for the DWP rules around taking holidays as a Universal Credit claimant. An expanded system could provide more leeway for when claimants want to go overseas.

More pupils will become eligible for free school meals thanks to a change in the eligibility criteria ...

Thousands more families will qualify for free school meals from September after the government changed the criteria - but ...

Andy Burnham has ruled out a dreaded change to Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit amid the skyrocketing benefits bill. Mr Burnham has moved to reassure benefits claimants "crude cuts" ...