Public sector finance data will be unwelcome to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement, and to a government ...

Britain borrowed more than expected last month, according to official figures published on Friday that showed the scale of ...

In her spring statement next week, the chancellor is expected to try blaming the drop on worsening global economics amid Donald Trump’s tariffs ...

Rachel Reeves is likely to promise the government will go "further and faster" to boost economic growth when she delivers her spring statement on Wednesday - but spending cuts loom large.

Britain's high streets will likely see an acceleration in closures this year as extra costs imposed on businesses by the ...

The DWP announced £5bn in welfare cuts on Tuesday, including a tightening of access to personal independence payment.

Adult Disability Payment (ADP), is replacing PIP and DLAs in Scotland. It is similar to PIP, but it has different processes ...

Rachel Reeves faces calls to step back from becoming 'Labour's austerity Chancellor' as she prepares to slash billions of pounds from welfare and other Government budgets ...

Since before the general election, the UK government has insisted that it plans to hold only one Budget each year. That would take the UK back to the old days when the government would set out its ...

The Government spent £296.3 billion on welfare in 2023/24, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This is the equivalent of 10.9% of UK GDP (gross domestic product, or the total ...

In Scotland, disability benefits are devolved, and the Scottish replacement for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has an ...