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'Unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty

Welfare cuts in the last decade have taken their toll on certain communities, new research has found.

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Oct 4th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Campaign Trail

Angry voter confronts Theresa May over welfare cuts

“I can’t live on £100 a month.”

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May 15th 2017, 5:17 PM

# row back

George Osborne refuses to apologise as he is forced to reverse disability welfare cuts

The embattled chancellor of the exchequer was on the defensive yesterday.

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Mar 23rd 2016, 7:31 AM

# Ageing

'Alarmist' concerns about an ageing society do not justify welfare cuts

A series of papers on Europe was launched by the Lancent Medical Journal this week. It also found a growing disparity between male life expectancy in eastern and western Europe.

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Mar 27th 2013, 6:50 AM

Voices

Column: Our welfare system is wasteful – and a timebomb for our children

As benefits for the most vulnerable are cut, our system throws money at others who don’t need it, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Mar 14th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Budget 2012

Unemployment group welcomes Budget’s freeze for welfare rates

The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed welcomes Fergus O’Dowd’s assurance that welfare rates will not be cut.

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Nov 14th 2011, 12:58 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jul 25th 2011, 4:57 PM