The appointment of Pat McFadden, Labour’s top fixer, to a beefed-up Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suggests that the ...

Britain's benefits bill is expected to rise significantly over the coming years, fuelled by an ageing population and a sharp increase in the number of people claiming health and disability benefits.

Britain’s welfare bill has ballooned, with 23 per cent of the working-age population now in receipt of some form of benefits, figures analysed by The Independent reveal. Labour has branded the ...