Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper MP responding to George Osborne's comments about the welfare budget said: "George Osborne talks about cutting the welfare bill, but their own figures show their policies are cutting jobs and putting more people onto benefits. “We know already that the coalition is hitting the poorest carers, pensioners and the most disabled. They urgently...

CHANCELLOR George Osborne yesterday made clear that welfare payouts face a fresh assault over the summer, as the government looks for savings to reduce Britain's massive s

CHANCELLOR George Osborne has warned that "the lifestyle choice of living on benefits" is over, as he seeks to slash £4 billion from the welfare bill.

Families' welfare benefits will be capped at £26,000 a year, George Osborne has announced.

George Osborne set out a road map yesterday to secure Britain's future prosperity by restoring the savings culture to the heart of the economy.

Chancellor George Osborne defends plans to make further cuts to the welfare bill saying current levels of spending on benefits cannot continue.

George Osborne's action on incapacity benefits shows there is a promising coherence about the Coalition's approach to welfare.

Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the welfare budget announcing further cuts would be made in the spending review this autumn.

The new savings estimate formed one of the biggest cuts to the welfare bill in a £7bn package of savings, which hits millions of sickness benefit recipients, single housing benefit claimants, low income pensioners and working families

The Treasury plays down reports of a row between George Osborne and Iain Duncan Smith over welfare reform.