Wednesday 31 October 2012

Friday 26 October 2012

FROM UNIVERSAL TO CONDITIONAL? Iain Duncan Smith targets families of more than two children for benefit cuts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/oct/25/iain-duncan-smith-benefit-cuts


Work and pensions secretary warns that parents on benefits should not expect more cash if they have more children.
 
NB - this won't definitely happen. The LDs will probably block it but IDS would like it to happen.

Iain Duncan Smith suggests two-child limit for benefits

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9632688/Iain-Duncan-Smith-suggests-two-child-limit-for-benefits.html#

Unemployed parents could lose the right to claim extra benefits if they have more than two children, Iain Duncan Smith has suggested.

Child benefit changes criticised by Tory MP Mark Field

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20102489

EU membership debated in Parliament

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20085437

Thursday 25 October 2012

IDS and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) on on welfare reform

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9763000/9763398.stm

The government will further outline its strategy for welfare reforms today, in particular capping the benefits of people with a certain number of children.
Alison Garnham, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), told Today presenter John Humphrys that she is "very worried" about the announcement.
"Six out of ten poor children live with a working parent," she explained.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9763000/9763456.stm

The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan-Smith says it is "madness" that taxpayers are supporting families with large numbers of children to live on benefits.

Sunday 21 October 2012

Benefits warning

Warning over workers on benefits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20023113

Saturday 13 October 2012

NHS boss' criticisms of coalition reforms

Don't 'carpet bomb' NHS with competition, says health chief http://gu.com/p/3b53f