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By politics.co.uk staff A comprehensive shake-up of the welfare system which could see Labour’s tax credits potentially replaced by a ‘universal benefit’ is being outlined today. A command paper from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outlines a number of options, one of which could see the end of housing benefit, income support, council… Read more »
Scrapping the default retirement age is being sold as a ‘good thing’. Don’t be fooled. The government is taking this step not because it wants to – but because it needs to. By Alex Stevenson There are, of course, huge benefits to making it easier to keep on working. Not being forced to retire on… Read more »