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Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

Keir Starmer’s government is expected to announce a host of cuts to sickness and disability support in the coming days. The UK’s ageing and increasingly unwell population has led to what has been described as “unsustainable” and “indefensible” spending on benefits.

The Conversation

Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight

The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledges

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected to take effect

The Independent UK

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Dr. Oz ‘significantly underpaid’ his taxes, Democrats say as they prepare to grill him in confirmation hearing

The TV doctor has been nominated by Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Independent UK

DOGE staffers at Social Security have access to Americans’ personal data as Elon Musk hunts for dead people

At least seven DOGE employees were granted access to ‘personally identifiable information,’ government lawyers say

The Independent UK

‘Where’s Elon Musk?’ Democratic Rep angrily calls out missing ‘genius’ at DOGE hearing

A House committee hearing turned explosive when Connecticut Congressman John Larson blasted “genius” Elon Musk for not showing up to a hearing concerning the cuts he was overseeing through the Department of Government Efficiency.

The Independent UK

Old Clips of Chuck Schumer Railing Against Shutdowns Go Viral As Top Democrat Campaigns Against GOP Spending Bill

The White House released recent videos of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer arguing against a government shutdown when Joe Biden was in office

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Is Your Social Security Check In Danger? What To Do About It

Suddenly, the future of Social Security is worrying everyone. And that's an issue. Social Security is a key source of retirement income for nearly 72 million Americans.

Investors Business Daily

Elon Musk backs off reported plan to cut Social Security phone service after furious pushback

Elon Musk backed off his reported plot to cut off phone service for the public to the Social Security Administration following a hot cascade of criticism from Americans and their lawmakers.

The Independent UK

11 Social Security Field Offices Are Suspending In-Person Services

A departure from closing locations, eight local Social Security offices will temporarily stop all in-person service and will only be available by telephone.

Kiplinger

Head of Social Security admits he doesn’t know what ‘DOGE kids’ have been doing with Americans’ data, bombshell audio reveals

Social Security acting commissioner Leland Dudek confirmed that Musk’s DOGE techies have ‘broad access’ to personal data, according to a report

The Independent UK

Trump’s team has now shelved a $1 billion program designed to keep housing affordable

Halt to program that helps preserve affordable housing comes amid widespread cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE department

The Independent UK

Musk Escalates Offensive Against Social Security, Claims There Are 20 Million People 'Who Are Definitely Dead Marked As Alive'

Elon Musk told reporters Monday that federal benefit programs are riddled with fraud, suggesting that around a $700 billion cut may be necessary.

Latin Times

Democrats Slam Musk Over Social Security Interview: 'He Said The Quiet Part Out Loud'

Democrats across the country are responding to Musk after he teased at cutting federal benefit programs and falsely claiming they are filled with fraud.

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Judge Questions Elon Musk DOGE's 'Unusual Secrecy' In Operations, Orders Public Transparency

A district judge has raised issue with the alleged "unusual secrecy" around DOGE operations, ordering the Trump-established unit to produce a government watchdog's requests for more information on how the office operates and who its personnel are.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk blames Ukrainians for outage attack on X

He tells Fox News that DOGE has been ‘tough sledding,’ reveals he has a crew of 100, soon to be 200, and claims without evidence there’s “half a trillion dollars’ of fraud in the Social Security system.

Latin Times

Everything Trump Has Said About His Social Security Plans As Former Commissioner Warns of 90-Day Collapse

Trump claims his administration is strengthening the program, but experts warn of its inevitable collapse

Kiplinger

Social Security New Rule: Overpayments Must Be Paid Back 100%. Why It Matters

As of March 27, the SSA will require beneficiaries who have been accidentally overpaid to repay 100% of the money, reversing a previous policy that allowed for only 10% recoupment.

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Unions Ask Federal Court to Stop Musk's DOGE From Accessing Sensitive Social Security Data of Millions

A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Social Security data for millions of Americans.

The Independent UK

DOGE’s haphazard takeover of Social Security risked data of millions of Americans ‘leaking into the wrong hands’

Tiffany Flick, a civil servant of 30 years, detailed the speed with which a DOGE associate was parachuted into the Social Security Administration to access sensitive data

The Guardian - US

Doge takeover of social security seemed ‘based on myth’, says ex-senior official

Tiffany Flick claims agents from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting unit assailed staff with questions about fraud

Latin Times

Former Top Social Security Official Reveals DOGE Employees Demanded Access To Sensitive Data And Exposed It In Unsecured Locations

The former acting head of the Social Security Agency is detailing how the takeover by DOGE employees can expose sensitive data from millions of Americans

The National (Scotland)

Silent Anas Sarwar urged to speak out against Labour welfare cut plans

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to take a stand against the £6 billion worth of social security cuts that are reportedly being…

The National (Scotland)

What DWP changes to PIP and Universal Credit mean for you

The UK Government is reportedly set to introduce a sweeping range of social security reforms in a bid to slash £6 billion off the benefits bill ...

AAP

Millions of Australians set for welfare payments boost

More than five million people will see their welfare payments boosted later this month, under the latest round of indexation changes.

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