DWP fabricates 'benefits claimants' stories: 10 misleading adverts that have been banned
Ten adverts removed for being misleading following DWP being found to fabricate stories for leaflet.
DWP admits using fake claimant names and stories for benefit sanctions leaflet
Department says stories used in ESA leaflet are for illustrative purposes only and not genuine examples.
50,000 young Britons to miss out on tax credits because of 'illegal' government plans
British citizens will be caught up in changes to migrant workers' benefits.
Government outlines £13bn blueprint for 'Northern Powerhouse' and enlists bra queen Michelle Mone
Transport investment is key to the north's economic future.
Ken Macintosh: Scottish Labour leadership hopeful on 'optimistic' politics and 'anti-austerity' agenda
EXCLUSIVE: Macintosh outlines his economic and business plan for Scotland.
Tory 2% GDP defence spending pledge was 'accounting trick' says Rusi
Professor Malcolm Chalmers has revealed how George Osborne made the surprise military promise.
US police made $25m using Facebook to hunt for benefit fraudsters – could this happen in the UK?
Facebook told it has no grounds to challenge warrants in New York for users suspected of benefit fraud.
BBC could face a 'subscription service' future says Culture Secretary John Whittingdale
The top Tory says the flat rate licence fee is 'regressive' and could be scrapped.
Summer budget 2015: BBC will fund £650m licence fee for over 75s says John Whittingdale
The BBC's director-general says the agreement will secure the long-term funding of the broadcaster.
Osborne accuses BBC of 'imperial ambitions' and plans to cut its income by £650m
Wednesday's Budget will see BBC's budget cut by a fifth, as well as market rents introduced for social housing.
Summer budget 2015 preview: What can you expect from George Osborne on 8 July?
The chancellor will unveil his emergency economic plan after the Tories won a shock majority.
Auto-enrolment: Brave new pensions world still leaves savers short by a long chalk
Roger Sanders OBE, managing director of LighthouseGEB, takes a nuanced view of the current state of pensions auto-enrolment.
Number of UK children living in poverty stands at 2.3million
Government says percentage of children in relative low income households at 17% lowest since mid-80s
High Court ruling: Judge declares DWP delays in new disability payments unlawful
Judge ruled delay was not only unacceptable, as conceded by the defendant, but was unlawful.
HMRC: Error and fraud rates in tax credit system at all-time low
Error and fraud dropped from £2.27bn in 2010-11 to £1.26bn in 2013-14
Iain Duncan Smith to rethink welfare cuts after David Cameron rules out slashing child benefit
Department of Works and Pensions needs to come up with £12bn cut in budget.
Tory welfare policy questioned after 'no child benefit cuts' promise
Downing Street was forced to rule out reforms to child benefit in a bid to tackle the welfare bill.
Tory welfare cuts: Benefit cap threatens to plunge 40,000 children into poverty
Conservative government's benefits cap could push 40,000 children into poverty, claims leaked DWP memo.
UK Chancellor George Osborne to deliver 'budget for working people' in July
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that he intends to deliver a new budget on 8 July.
The new Tory frontbench: Meet David Cameron and his all-Conservative government
IBTimes UK profiles the prime minister's post-election cabinet and ministers.
David Cameron to tell new cabinet Tories are 'the real party for working people'
Cameron to meet with first all Tory party cabinet for 18 years following reshuffle.
Cabinet reshuffle: David Cameron sticks to one-third female promise following latest announcements
Anna Soulbry elected new minister for small business in Cameron's new all-Tory Cabinet
Boris Johnson to attend cabinet meetings in David Cameron's new all-Tory reshuffle
MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip to be part of Cameron's cabinet but focus on Mayor of London job.
Election 2015: Whitehall officials draw up 'hit list' of benefit cuts for the next government - report
Civil servants describe the cuts as 'very/highly/extremely controversial'.
Welfare cuts will push Britain's mental health services towards crisis
Thousands of mentally ill people already lack the support they need - and welfare cuts would only make this worse.
General election 2015: David Cameron has shown his hand and he is a quitter not a fighter
UK prime minister Cameron says he would not fight for a third term if he wins a second.
Margareta Pagano: Twiggy and Dr Ros Altmann are right, older workers are vital to our economy
We need to shatter social stereotypes that demean the role of people over 50 and what they can offer.
Universal Credit 'not an improvement for claimants', according to benefits staffers
Union survey suggests flagship welfare scheme in in 'disarray' because of lack of staff and poor IT.
Green Party spring conference: Green MEP Keith Taylor wants Brussels to help fund UK food banks
Taylor also said the state should reform the benefits system to help more of those who are in need.
Government racks up £5bn losses with Ministry of Defence most wasteful
Report by Taxpayers' Alliance identifies millions squandered through avoidable errors.