Britain's well-earned title as the 'Sick Man of Europe' needs changing to 'The Sick/Idle man of Europe'. This week shock figures revealed that more than half-a-million people on sickness benefits have ...

Britain’s welfare bill has ballooned, with 23 per cent of the working-age population now in receipt of some form of benefits, figures analysed by The Independent reveal. Labour has branded the ...

Britain’s ballooning welfare state bill is costing the top 10pc of earners at least £6,281 a year each, Telegraph analysis shows. Almost a third of all income tax revenue and National Insurance ...

Britain’s worklessness capital has been revealed as central Grimsby after it emerged that more than half of its working-age population claims out-of-work benefits. Analysis compiled for an upcoming ...

One way to judge the viciousness of the backroom fights over a policy is by how much its announcement gets dragged out. On March 18th Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, set out reforms to ...