Flip News — welfare news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/welfare/ The latest Flip News stories on welfare. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT Conservatives pledge to cut benefits for the long-term unemployed https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/tories-benefits-cuts-pledge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/tories-benefits-cuts-pledge/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:50:00 GMT Kemi Badenoch has pledged that a future Conservative government would cut universal credit to a 'subsistence allowance' worth 70 per cent of the full rate for claimants out of work for more than six months, paid on a card banning spending on alcohol, cigarettes, betting and cash withdrawals. Sarah Whitfield benefits welfare universal-credit Conservatives Badenoch The Times One in five adults are on universal credit, research finds https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/universal-credit-one-in-five-adults/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/universal-credit-one-in-five-adults/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Analysis by the TaxPayers' Alliance puts 7.3 million working-age adults in England and Wales on universal credit — one in five of the 20-to-64 population. Priya Raman United Kingdom universal credit welfare TaxPayers' Alliance Department for Work and Pensions The Times