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Jeremy Hunt warned against real-terms benefits cut in autumn statement

Labour MP says cut would be ‘catastrophic for families’ amid reports chancellor mulling move to make space for tax reductions

The Guardian - UK

DWP to change sickness benefits in bid to push more into workforce

MINISTERS are planning to force disabled people into the workforce with plans to encourage working from home for people previously deemed too ill to…

The National (Scotland)

National's tax plan: What you need to know

National says its tax cuts are targeted to the median earner, though families with children and landlords also get special attention in the $14.6b package.

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What the papers say – August 14

A variety of stories lead the front pages.

The Independent UK

Jobseeker to rise by $56 a fortnight but Albanese government unlikely to offer further boost

The welfare payment’s September rise includes an already announced $40 increase plus 2.2% indexation

The Guardian - AU

What the controversial triple lock means for state pensions

With a general election looming next year, the major political parties have committed to keeping the controversial “triple lock” system on state pensions, even as payments may be set to soar.

The Week

What is the two-child benefit cap? Keir Starmer suspends 7 rebel Labour MPs

Starmer is under pressure over the controversial policy, with certain Labour members wanting the scheme abolished

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It’s high time Tory baby boomers stopped hoarding their wealth

The new round of austerity is guided by older voters’ insistence on keeping their subsidies and tax breaks – can’t they show some generosity?

The Guardian - UK

NHS cannot afford to finance pay rises from existing budgets, hospitals say

Social care, prevention and public health services could be cut if government insists on funding 6% pay rise from health budget

The Guardian - UK

Sunak offers at least 6% pay rise to millions of public sector workers

Police, junior doctors and teachers in England to get more money and minister says frontline services will be protected

The Guardian - UK

DWP shares timeline when new cost of living payment will be announced

Sir Stephen Timms argues that more support will be needed for the next financial year

Nottingham Post

New proposals calling for income tax on State Pension to be scrapped due official response

The freezing of the Personal Allowance at £12,570 could see more pensioners paying tax this year.

Daily Record

People on PIP or DLA could be due monthly payments of up to £739 next year

The Bank of England's current September CPI forecast is 7 per cent, which would see another bumper boost next April for people on the Basic and New State Pension over the 2024/25 financial year

Nottingham Post

No extra money for public sector pay rises, Jeremy Hunt tells ministers

Chancellor thought to have ruled out providing extra cash if PM decides to accept pay review bodies’ recommendations

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Daily Record

New cost of living payments for next year could be announced in Autumn Statement this November

Former pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms told the DWP that more financial help is needed in 2024.

Daily Record

New calls for income tax on State Pension to be scrapped to stop 'penalising' people in retirement

The freezing of the Personal Allowance at £12,570 could see more pensioners paying tax this year.

The Independent UK

Savers set for £1,000 a year pension boost under plan to invest in UK start-ups

Jeremy Hunt agrees deal with UK’s leading pension providers to invest more in British start-ups

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt prioritises tackling inflation over tax cuts amid pressure from Tory MPs

Jeremy Hunt said he is prioritising tackling inflation over tax cuts, in a blow to Tory MPs clamouring for a pre-election giveaway.

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The Independent UK

Chancellor to promise £1,000-a-year boost to pensions with City reforms

Jeremy Hunt’s Mansion House speech will welcome a pact with pension firms that could unlock £50 billion of investment into high-growth companies.

Irish Mirror

What we know so far about Budget 2024 increases and rumoured social welfare boosts

Rumours have been swirling about what we can expect in BUdget 2024, with many calling for the most vulnerable groups to be protected

The Independent UK

Rising productivity is not enough to help poorer households, says think tank

A focus on wages rather than equality could see 1.8 million more people fall into relative poverty, the Resolution Foundation has warned.

Daily Mirror

'The Conservatives are shackled to a triple lock they'd love to unpick'

Both the Tories and Labour have suggested they will honour the state pension triple lock, despite the cost, says Paul Routledge

Daily Mirror

DWP crowing about extra disabled cost of living payment - but it barely scratches surface

For too long when disabled people are given the bare minimum to allow us to survive we’re expected to thank our oppressors

The Independent UK

Six million people to start receiving £150 cost of living payments

One-off payments are being issued by Department for Work and Pensions

The Independent UK

Six million more people to start receiving £150 cost-of-living payments from today

One-off payments are being issued by Department for Work and Pensions

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