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Graduate Unemployment Soars as 707,000 Claim Benefits Since Pandemic

The number of unemployed graduates claiming benefits has climbed sharply since the Covid pandemic, reaching 707,000, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). The figure represents a 46 per cent increase since 2019, raising fresh concerns about the state of the graduate labour market and the long-term prospects of young […]

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Government Moves to Stop Hospitalised Killers Claiming Universal Credit

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Killers who are sent to hospital rather than prison may no longer be able to claim Universal Credit under new government proposals aimed at closing what ministers describe as a “loophole” in the welfare system. Currently, while prisoners are banned from receiving state benefits, offenders sentenced to psychiatric hospitals remain eligible. This can amount to

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Government Under Pressure as Benefits Outstrip Graduate Pay

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Ministers are facing fresh calls not to abandon welfare reform, amid growing concern that some graduates in full-time work are taking home less than those on sickness benefits. Pat McFadden, the new work and pensions secretary, has said he intends to prioritise helping young people into jobs, making employment support his central focus. The issue

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