Santorum benefits as social issues replace the economy at the fore of the election debate

Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 570 party members responded, and we’re publishing the full results. 59% of Lib Dem members back benefits cap at £26,000 or lower LDV asked: Under the Coalition government’s

This year alone, high youth unemployment will cost government £4.8bn in lost tax revenues and unemployment benefits, more than the budget for further education for 16 to 19 year-olds, and cost the economy £10.7bn in lost output, the report said. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which contributed to the report, said

Emma Harrison, the government's 'families tsar' told Radio 5 live she is concerned that benefits will be capped at £26,000.

Ministers are in danger of chasing positive headlines and ratings at the expense of Britain’s poorest families, says adviser of back-to-work scheme

Benefits are not an easy subject to get your head around: we have a benefits system with enough acronyms, assessments, taper rates and tax credits to make your head spin. That’s why this Government is finally undertaking a hugely important and long-overdue reform of benefits. Universal Credit will replace the complicated mix of tax credits,

A spoof video of an interview with a woman suffering from "Lazy Cow" syndrome, claiming thousands in benefits and needing heroin and cocaine treatment has become an internet hit.

A couple who won £10.2 million on the lottery have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.

MPs from Northern Ireland have expressed concerns over changes to the welfare system.

In recent years, a perception has sprung up suggesting that those forced to claim benefits to survive, regardless of whether they may be living with a disability that prevents them working or are unable to obtain one of the few jobs available nowadays, must be no good lazy ‘scroungers’. I recall, whilst a junior doctor, hearing the somewhat unpleasant conversations of a couple of my co...