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'Unworkable' PIP voucher changes must be ruled out, DWP warned
1 day ago · The paper proposed looking at a number of measures, including that disability benefits and cash payments are replaced with vouchers or one-off grants.. In October, the Labour government suggested it would drop the proposals — only to clarify a few days later that it was considering "all responses" to the consultation.. Speaking to the work and pensions committee, Kendall said she understood ...
Met Office gives snow update as map shows where UK will see 0C …
15 hours ago · Yellow weather warnings have been put in place ahead of a cold snap set to hit the UK in the coming days. The Met Office said there will be a "major change" in the weather from this weekend, with an "early winter cold spell" due to arrive and the possibility of snow for some parts of the country.. The forecasting body has issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for Sunday, Monday and ...
What's going to happen to benefits under Labour? What we know
Sep 30, 2024 · Labour has vowed there will be no return to austerity, but many benefit claimants remain concerned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her first budget on 30 October. (Alamy) Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reveal the Labour government's first budget in October, having warned of "tough decisions" lying ahead.
Met Office updates UK warnings as Storm Ashley set to hit in …
Oct 18, 2024 · The Met Office has updated its weather warning for northern and eastern parts of the country, as Storm Ashley is set to batter the UK with winds reaching up to 80mph this weekend. A yellow wind warning was already in place covering Scotland, the north-west of England and north and south west Wales from 3am to midnight on Sunday (October 20).
UK sees largest annual jump in estimated population size since 1971
Oct 8, 2024 · This is the largest annual percentage increase since 1971, when the current series of mid-year estimates began, and follows a rise of 0.9% in the year to mid-2022. Some 68,265,200 people were likely to have been resident in the UK in the middle of last year, up 662,400 from 67,602,800 12 months earlier. This is also the biggest annual numerical ...
UK economic forecast boosted by IMF - Yahoo News UK
Oct 22, 2024 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its projection for UK growth this year by 0.4% to 1.1% - the largest upward revision for any advanced economy. In a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to travel to Washington for the IMF's annual meeting this week, its latest world economic outlook predicts strengthening growth as "falling inflation and interest rates" stimulate ...
Do you think Donald Trump's election will be good or bad for …
3 days ago · In a YouGov poll conducted last week as the result of the US election became clear, 31% of 4,800 British adults said his victory would be "very bad" for the UK, with a further 24% saying it would be "fairly bad" - only a combined 18% said it would be "very good" or "fairly good". But, one week after he became president-elect, what impact do you ...
Worst of Britain’s Brexit pain is still to come, admits Treasury minister
Nov 3, 2024 · The majority of Brexit’s impact on Britain’s economy is still to be felt, a minister has warned.. In a damning assessment of Britain’s departure from the European Union, Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq said 60 per cent of the impact of Brexit is yet to materialise.. The Treasury economic secretary cited Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts that the economy would shrink by 4 ...
Chancellor announces major changes for pensioners in Budget
Making the announcement the Chancellor said: “This commitment means that while working-age benefits will be uprated in line with CPI at 1.7%, the basic and new state pension will be uprated by 4.1% in 2025-26. “This means that over 12 million pensioners will gain up to £470 next year.”.