An additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare under plans announced by the Government... more
Possible legal action by the European Commission over the issue of Britain limiting benefits claims for those overseas could leave taxpayers facing a £2bn bill, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has said
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Legal action by the European Commission over the issue of Britain limiting benefits claims for those overseas could leave taxpayers facing a £2bn bill... more
Bosses have rejected a Iain Duncan Smith's demand that they give jobs to Britons rather than immigrants, saying they wanted candidates with a 'strong work ethic'... more
A U-turn on flagship plans to cap benefits has been emphatically ruled out by the Government after Lord Freud sparked a frenzy of speculation that the £26,000 limit could be watered down... more
Iain Duncan Smith outlines plans to create a flat-rate £140-a-week state pension after condemning the existing system as complex and in 'crisis'
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Giving poor people more money can actually make their lives worse, Iain Duncan Smith has insisted, saying that pushing people into employment is the 'best route' for bringing them out of poverty
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The Government's Welfare Reform Bill, which Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith introduces tomorrow, is one of the genuinely radical elements of the Coalition's agenda... more
Developers of Walthamstow dog racing stadium have withdrawn allegations of bullying they made against Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith... more
Children from broken homes are nine times more likely to become young offenders than those brought up in stable families, a senior Government minister has warned... more
Government dismissed talk of a climbdown over capping housing benefit despite warnings that the policy will 'cleanse' poor people from major cities... more
Searing tensions between Iain Duncan Smith and George Osborne take a new turn with claims that the Welfare Secretary has “won” his battle against the Treasury over reform... more
Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith has joined the fight to save his local magistrates’ court in latest example of alleged government 'nimbyism'... more
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith tries to calm fears over welfare reforms by dismissing as 'nonsense' claims that the state pension age would go up to 70... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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