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'Calendar Girls' pose exposes benefits cheat
By Sarah Coles, May 15, 2013
A grandmother has been jailed after claiming £75k in benefits while working. Her case was not helped by posing in a nude charity calendar for one of her employers
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Tax evaders vs welfare cheats: I know who I'd go after
By Michelle McGagh, May 13, 2013
Concerns about welfare cheats have been raised and inflammed by horrific tabloid rhetoric but it's a drop in the ocean compared to tax evasion.
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'Nothing to gain' with new benefit
By Press Association, May 07, 2013
Most families will gain nothing from the Government's new Universal Credit , with ministers overstating the generosity of the benefit, a new report has claimed.
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Labour to review pensioner benefits
By Press Association, May 01, 2013
Labour will "review" universal pensioner benefits in the lead-up to the next election, deputy leader Harriet Harman said.
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Deal or No Deal benefits fraudster sentenced
By Sarah Coles, Apr 30, 2013
Caroline Banana, who won £95k on Deal or No Deal, has been sentenced for benefits fraud
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Union to stage benefits protest
By Press Association, Apr 29, 2013
The Government will face a protest as it launches a new benefit as part of a "fundamental cultural shift" of the welfare system.
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A million on long term benefits are fit for work
By Sarah Coles, Apr 24, 2013
Iain Duncan Smith says more needs to be done to help the poorest turn their lives around. So what's his solution, and will it work?
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Benefits shake-up begins in London
By Press Association, Apr 15, 2013
A cap on the amount of benefits people can receive has come into force in a policy that is being trialled in parts of London
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