Chancellor Rachel Reeves said today that benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and Pension Credit will rise in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced three steps "to ensure welfare spending is more sustainable"

Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the maximum deductions that can be taken by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from the standard allowance will drop from 25% to 15% from April 2025.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that some DWP benefits will rise in line with the September inflation rate, which sat at 1.7%

Ms Reeves said she will crack down on fraud in the UK’s welfare system, as part of reforms to ensure welfare spending is “more sustainable”.

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced new measures to tackle benefit fraud in her Budget.

Rachel Reeves confirmed in her Labour Party Budget today the Household Support Fund (HSF) will be extended from next year.

Rachel Reeves announced that the Labour Party "inherited the last government’s plan to reform the work capability assessment."

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) is set to rollout a major change with Chancellor Ms Reeves announcing a clampdown on benefits and pensions.

Campaigners say Labour's plans confirmed in the Budget will end up "ripping billions of pounds" from people when it should first be focusing on improvements