There is ‘significant’ legal uncertainty on what effect the ruling will have in Northern Ireland, the Equality Commission has said.

The Government is forecast to have spent £313.0 billion on welfare in 2024/25, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This is the equivalent of 10.9% of UK GDP (gross domestic ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s climbdown on the welfare Bill is the latest in a series of U-turns. Here, the PA news agency looks at three major policy changes this month. The Universal Credit and Personal ...

Last-minute concessions to the Government’s controversial welfare reforms have been welcomed by some campaigners but described as not good enough by others. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at ...