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How Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts will affect your benefits - and how much they’ll save

The chancellor has revealed how benefits will be changing for millions of claimants

The Independent UK

Welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following a welfare reform announcement last week.

The Independent UK

Tax rise warning for millions as Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out Autumn Budget raid after Spring Statement

The Chancellor said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion

Evening Standard

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Income growth to stagnate as firms pass on taxes and benefits cut

Disposable income growth will vary significantly around the 0.5% five-year average, the OBR said.

Evening Standard

UK Spring Statement: Further budget cuts and halved economic growth

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has laid out the latest on UK public finances. Her statement arrives at a moment when the nation needs to find billions to boost defence spending against the backdrop of an ailing economy. Here are the key takeaways.

Euronews

Rachel Reeves does reasonable job of justifying fiscal prudence but welfare cuts cast shadow

Chancellor was able to point to glimmers of hope in spring statement despite economic growth forecasts being slashed

The Guardian - UK

OBR warns of Trump tariff uncertainty as it downgrades UK growth

Treasury watchdog halves growth forecast to 1% for 2025 in report issued alongside spring statement

The Guardian - UK

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Housebuilding to hit 40-year high as red tape cut, but buyers ‘need support’

The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast that Labour’s planning reforms will boost housebuilding by 170,000 over the next five years.

Evening Standard

Trump tariffs could cut growth and wipe out Chancellor’s headroom, OBR warns

The UK continues to seek exemptions from US tariffs due to come into effect next week.

Evening Standard

Spring statement 2025 summary: Key takeaways from benefit cuts to tax crackdowns

As the chancellor was forced to deliver a brutal spring statement due to the flatlining economy, The Independent looks at what cuts Rachel Reeves rolled out

The Independent UK

Welfare cuts and growth slump: The key points from Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has used her Spring Statement to announce a series of public spending cuts ...

The National (Scotland)

Inflation to rise to 3.2% for 2025 as growth forecast slashed – OBR

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said on Wednesday that it expects UK gross domestic product (GDP) to rise by 1% in 2025.

Evening Standard

Spring statement: Reeves blames ‘global uncertainty’ for deeper spending cuts

Chancellor says tougher measures required to plug fiscal hole after Treasury watchdog halves 2025 growth forecast

The Guardian - UK

Inflation to rise to 3.2% for 2025 as OBR slashes growth forecast

The Government’s official forecaster has also warned that interest rates are set to stay higher for longer

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Spring statement at a glance: What was in Rachel Reeves’ announcement?

The Chancellor has made moves to reduce spending across Government.

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves unveils fresh welfare cuts as growth forecast halved

RACHEL Reeves has set out further cuts to social security benefits as she confirmed the UK’s growth forecast for this year has been halved.

Evening Standard

Spring Statement 2025: More benefits cuts and crackdown on tax avoiders announced as growth forecast halved

Rachel Reeves confirmed the Office for Budget Responsibility had revised the UK’s growth forecast for 2025 from 2% in the autumn to just 1% today

The Guardian - UK

Late data from one business means UK wage growth may need to be revised, says ONS

Caveat from statistics agency is latest sign of its problems collecting reliable economic data

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The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves set to announce further benefit cuts in Spring Statement

RACHEL Reeves is expected to announce further cuts in her Spring Statement on Wednesday, with more funding for the welfare budget expected to be…

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves ‘set to impose further welfare cuts worth £500m’

The Office for Budget Responsibility is said to have rejected the Treasury’s saving estimates from last week’s welfare cuts, paving the way for even more difficult choices

The Independent UK

Reeves poised to make further welfare cuts as budget watchdog gives its verdict

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will acknowledge she needs to go ‘further and faster to kickstart growth’ in her spring statement .

The Guardian - UK

Five economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statement

The chancellor will deliver her spring statement on Wednesday, warning of tough spending cuts amid rising government borrowing costs

Evening Standard

Reeves to address grim economic outlook as she faces budget watchdog’s verdict

Fiscal watchdog the OBR is reported to have warned that welfare cuts will not save ministers the £5 billion they had expected.

The Guardian - UK

Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn

Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to announce extra £2.2billion defence spending in Spring Statement

Ms Reeves will insist the spending is the ‘right decision in a more insecure world’

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