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Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
September 23, 2026'It's cost upon cost for working families - they get no help'
The government needs to do more to support working families, a charity in Rotherham says.
September 13, 2026Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
August 17, 2026Welfare cuts: What's been happening with Pip and universal credit?
The government commissioned a review into Pip last year after it was forced to water down planned cuts to benefits.
July 9, 2026Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends
Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year.
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Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The Conservatives have promised to prevent long-term jobless benefit claimants from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling. Under the party's proposals, claimants who hav
'It's cost upon cost for working families - they get no help'
Leomi White, in Rawmarsh, says working families are struggling with the cost of living Families who earn just above the threshold to miss out on benefits are struggling with the cost of living and ne
Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
Reform UK has set out plans it says will save more than £50bn a year from the welfare bill by 2030 if it gets into government. The party believes it can deliver much of this by stopping foreign natio
Welfare cuts: What's been happening with Pip and universal credit?
A key disability benefit is "not fit for purpose" and requires fundamental change, a review has said. Disability Minister Sir Stephen Timms has been leading a review into Personal Independence Paymen
Update for Universal Credit Recipients: Two-Child Limit Removal and The Benefit Cap
News - 27 January 2026 All of the following information has been provided by the Department of Work and Pensions. Removal of Two-Child Limit From April 2026, the two-child limit will end.
Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends
A host of benefits and the state pension are rising as the new financial year begins, including more money for larger families on universal credit. The two-child benefit cap has now been scrapped, me
Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends
A host of benefits and the state pension are rising as the new financial year begins, including more money for larger families on universal credit. The two-child benefit cap has now been scrapped, me