Since 2012 a scandalous £1.5 billion has left the NHS and gone into the pockets of just 15 private companies linked to 24 Tory MPs

Unite said that it was disgraceful that the coalition had allowed wage rates for council workers to drop to the NMW level.

An epileptic man with brain damage, his carer and neighbour have reacted with fury after the disabled man was deemed 'fit for work' by an “overzealous government”.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s plans for a two year benefits freeze will once again penalise the most vulnerable in our society, says the Green Party

"The working class and poor are once again being forced to shoulder the burden of a class that produces nothing and will take everything they can get", says Christine Schofelt.

Trevor Drakard, 50, was found hanged in his Sunderland home just months after being assessed as 'fit for work' and ordered to find a job.

New rules which force unemployed people to wait seven days to claim benefits will push thousands into the arms of payday lenders, warn SNP.

Independent report says £1.50 increase in minimum wage in 2015 is affordable

Researchers have managed to pinpoint the exact moment in history when public support for Britain's benefits system began to wane.

Police and the CPS are failing to recognise that abuse against people with disabilities is often “simply because they're disabled”.

Rachel Reeves MP outlines the future of the welfare state under a Labour government, including scrapping the 'bedroom tax' and reforming 'fit for work' tests.

DOZENS of British “suicide tourists” have travelled to Switzerland for assisted deaths in the past four years.

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is calling for more to be done to dispel the myth of 'feckless' young people.

Housing associations warn Conservative policy would also prevent them from building new homes as funding dries up

The Tories relentless attack against the poorest and most vulnerable people in our society shows their growing contempt for anyone who isn't a millionaire or a Tory party donor.

George Osborne's plan “fails to reflect the reality” that “millions rely on housing benefit to secure a roof over their head”, including working families, says CIH chief executive.

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) in government would end “unfair Atos-style disability benefit assessments”, deputy chairman Suzanne Evans has said.

A future Conservative government would reduce the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 and force young unemployed people to work for their benefits.

Besides the four-hour strike between 07.00 and 11.00 on 13 October, Unite members in England will be working to rule and adhering to the 37.5 hour week

Sir Bob Kerslake bows out with a dig at the culture of deference that failed to recognise flaws in benefit reform.

Latest figures show that 59,710 homeless households were living in temporary accommodation across England at the end of June 2014 – the highest level for five years.

Ed Balls will announce Labour's pledge to extend the coalition's 1% cap on child benefit rises up until 2017, in a speech at the party's conference in Manchester on Monday.

Labour's plan to cut child benefit is a clear indication that they are "locked into the Tory austerity agenda", say the SNP.

THE SNP were branded hypocrites yesterday after it emerged Health Secretary Alex Neil has written to all 170,000 NHS staff in Scotland extolling independence.