Hundreds of thousands of Australians forced to pay back welfare debts created by an illegal automated system have won the largest payout in the country's history.Known as "Robodebt", the ...

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterWatch: Bridget Phillipson does not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit capSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary ...

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterEPAThe government is to release more details about the concessions it has made over proposed welfare changes, as ministers attempt to quell a rebellion of Labour MPs.Work ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterWes Streeting says government has to ensure welfare cost is 'sustainable'Major concessions have put the government in a "better position" to pass welfare reforms, the health secretary ...

Getty ImagesThe prime minister spoke at a Welsh Labour conference one day after his government's U-turn on welfare reformSir Keir Starmer has said the UK's benefits system is broken ...

Getty ImagesA significant number of Labour MPs are threatening to vote against the government's working-age welfare reform plan when it comes before the House of Commons next week.The reforms ...

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "press ahead" with the government's planned welfare changes, despite a growing rebellion from Labour backbench MPs.More than 120 Labour MPs have signed up ...

Shanaz MusaferBusiness reporterBecky MortonPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsTaxes may have to rise in the autumn, economists have warned, despite big welfare cuts and spending reductions in Wednesday's Spring Statement.Chancellor Rachel ...

Rising levels of mental ill health are causing the UK welfare bill to balloon, new economic research suggests.More than half of the rise in 16 to 64-year-olds claiming disability ...

PAChancellor Rachel Reeves has earmarked "several billion pounds" in draft spending cuts to welfare ahead of her Spring Statement, according to the BBC.When asked about the welfare budget, the ...

Getty ImagesThe chancellor has earmarked several billion pounds in draft spending cuts to welfare and other government departments ahead of the Spring Statement.The Treasury will put the proposed cuts ...

Henry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondent•@hzeffmanPA MediaWhen Sir Keir Starmer was preparing to run for the Labour leadership in 2020, his campaign director told the future prime minister what mattered ...