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Tag - welfare

Sadiq Khan pictured on Tuesday (credit Noah Vickers/LDRS)
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Khan reveals fears over government welfare reforms

19 March 2025
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall
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Labour has ‘bold and ambitious’ child poverty strategy, claims shadow minister

19 June 2024
Enfield has fourth-highest number of UC claimants in London
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Record number of Universal Credit claimants in Enfield

22 January 2024
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement and (inset) Enfield Council leader Nesil Caliskan
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Hunt’s housing benefit boost welcomed but Enfield Council leader says ‘immense financial pressure’ remains

22 November 2023
Sadiq Khan (left) and Sir Keir Starmer (right)
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Khan calls for Labour to scrap two-child benefit cap as party row escalates

19 July 2023
Volunteer picking items from food parcel list
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Warning as foodbank use rises

13 December 2018
Universal Credit poster
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Fears grow over impact of Universal Credit rollout

4 November 2018

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