In 2013, the Conservative chancellor George Osborne introduced an overall benefits cap. It was designed to ensure that no ...

The child poverty strategy is expected to be published around the time of the chancellor's autumn budget. Here's what you ...

The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the Church of England’s lead bishop for child poverty issues, together with the bishops ...

Parents across Canada might want to keep an eye on their bank accounts this week — the Canada Child Benefit payment for ...

The DWP have not announced any continuation of the Cost of Living Payment scheme that ran between 2022 and 2024. The final ...

People living in Scotland-only receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week - the same rate as Attendance Allowance. it will be ...

The education secretary says there is a "real urgency" about the issue, as she signals the cap could soon be lifted.

BUDGET 2026 should introduce a secondary €285 Child Benefit payment and and an “immediate” child eviction ban, TDs have demanded. Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary today ...

WITH just days to go until Budget 2026 is announced, there are a number of things for Irish households to watch out for in ...

New data suggest that early peanut exposure may cut the risk of allergic reactions. Newsweek asked experts what parents ...

The Labour Government is said to be weighing up several options for changing the DWP two-child cap on additional benefit payments. Charities, welfare rights groups and a number of MPs have long called ...

New figures from the Department of Work and Pensions show that the number of foreign nationals claiming DWP benefits is even higher than previously thought, surpassing the entire population of Essex ...