| Chancellor George Osborne has called them a 'lifestyle choice', but in fact many means-tested benefits and tax credits are never claimed George Osborne may be slashing the benefits budget to save cash, but part of the problem with our welfare system ... |
![]() | George Osborne wouldn't need to make these benefit cuts if he tackled the biggest type of fraud in the UK – that of tax evasion George Osborne is making political capital out of seeking to save £4bn on the benefits bill , happy for those making the c ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget yesterday – announcing further cuts of £4bn would be made in the spendin ... |
![]() | An extra £4billion will be slashed from Britain’s annual welfare budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced last night. ... |
| Coalition MPs question chancellor's plan to slash the benefit budget for the unemployed by a further £4bn Chancellor George Osborne today faced a growing backlash from coalition MPs over his decision to slash the benefit budget for the unemployed by ... |
![]() | Britain's welfare budget is set for an additional £4 billion of cuts, on top of the £11 billion shaved off under the emergency Budget in June, according to George Osborne. ... |
![]() | LONDON (AFP) - Chancellor George Osborne came under fire from opposition MPs and members of his coalition Friday after warning a further four billion pounds in cuts will be made to Britain's "out of control" welfare budget on top of an 11 billion red ... |
![]() | LONDON (AFP) - Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has warned a further four billion pounds in cuts will be made to Britain's "out of control" welfare budget on top of the 11 billion reduction outlined in June. ... |
![]() | Backbenchers say they will oppose the fresh assault by the Chancellor, who has vowed the culture of sitting at home claiming state handouts must come to an end. ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the welfare budget announcing further cuts would be made in the spending review this autumn. ... |
| George Osborne attacks the lifestyle choice of benefit claimants as he signals a renewed crackdown on the welfare budget ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. ... |
![]() | Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. The move is on top of an £11 billion reduction made in June's Bu ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending re ... |
| By David MillikenLONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne plans an extra 4 billion pounds of welfare cuts on top of an 11 billion pound reduction to the annual bill already planned, the BBC reported on Thursday. ... |
![]() | The Chancellor said the 'lifestyle choice' of sitting at home claiming money from the state was 'going to come to an end'. ... |
| POOR families and the sick will bear the brunt as the Con-Dems slash benefits by another £4BILLION. ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne talks to Ben Wright about the impact of the Treasury's internet initiative, which asked members of the public for suggestions on how to make efficiency savings in public spending. ... |
| Labour have attacked government plans to cut the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, one MP said the poorest were being made "scapegoats" ... |
![]() | The Government is to reduce a welfare budget that is "completely out of control" by a further £4bn, George Osborne said last night. The Chancellor, who announced £11bn of savings on welfare in June, said he would no longer provide the money for the ... |
| The Government is to reduce a welfare budget that is "completely out of control" by a further £4bn, George Osborne said last night. ... |
![]() | George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget, by announcing further cuts of £4 billion. Related Stories Ed Balls set to attack coalition cuts Tax burden 'necessary' says Osbourne's deputy RBS to cut 3,500 j ... |
| Proposals which chancellor says will target those who view welfare as 'lifestyle choice' draw fury from leftwing Lib Dems Steve Bell ... |
![]() | Proposals which chancellor says will target those who view welfare as 'lifestyle choice' draw fury from leftwing Lib Dems The chancellor George Osbornetoday dramatically turned up the heat in the spending review by revealing he will slash the benefit ... |
![]() | The choice of economist Robert Chote to head the Office for Budget Responsibility is a bold one by Osborne Say what you like about George Osborne but the chancellor is not in the game of appointing stuffed shirts to his various creations. The Banking ... |
![]() | An extra £4bn will be slashed from the welfare budget, Chancellor George Osborne has said. ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. ... |
| Robert Chote has been named as the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, the body set up by the coalition to provide 'an ... |
![]() | Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. The move is on top of an £11 billion reduction made in June' ... |
| Labour attack government plans to cut the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, one MP saying the move is "scapegoating" the poor. ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. ... |
| Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spendin ... |
![]() | Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn. ... |
![]() | GEORGE Osborne last night stepped up his war on the workshy by announcing an extra £4billion raid on jobless benefits. ... |
| The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne has told the BBC. ... |
| Robert Chote, the respected director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, has been chosen by the Chancellor to chair the independent Office for Budget for Responsibility. ... |
| The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne has told the BBC. ... |
![]() | • Thinktank suggests UK coalition rethinks austerity measures • OECD advises G7 nations against raising interest rates The west's leading economics thinktank told George Osborne today that he may need to delay plans to cut Britain's record peacetime ... |
![]() | Chancellor George Osborne appoints Institute for Fiscal Studies director to take helm at independent budgetary watchdog Robert Chote, the head of Britain's leading thinktank on tax and spending, was today named by George Osborne to head his independe ... |
| The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC. ... |
![]() | The Chancellor said the 'lifestyle choice' of sitting at home claiming money from the state was 'going to come to an end'. ... |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne said on Thursday he had chosen Institute for Fiscal Studies chief Robert Chote to lead the independent Office for Budget Responsibility economic policy watchdog.Chote, who had been widely tipped to take th ... |
![]() | The OECD's volte-face over the dangers of spending cuts gives the chancellor plenty of cover to rethink his approach. If he doesn't, he will be making a catastrophic blunder It was like manna from heaven for George Osborne when the west's leading eco ... |
![]() | The Chancellor has recruited one of his most trenchant critics to head the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – the Treasury watchdog responsible for economic forecasts. ... |
| Economist Robert Chote is set to become the new head of the Government's tax and spending watchdog, it was announced today. ... |
| Economist Robert Chote is set to become the new head of the Government's tax and spending watchdog, it was announced today. ... |
![]() | Economist Robert Chote is set to become the new head of the Government's tax and spending watchdog, it was announced today. ... |
| Economist Robert Chote is named as the first full-time head of the new Office of Budget Responsibility ... |
![]() | Economist Robert Chote is set to become the new head of the Government's tax and spending watchdog, it was announced today. ... |
| George Osborne has selected Robert Chote, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, as Britain’s independent guardian of the public finances and the government’s economic forecasts ... |
| Robert Chote aged 41, and George Osborne aged 39 will represent a remarkably fresh faced duo at the apex of the country's economic architecture in such challenging times. The dynamic between the two men will be fascinating to observe. As head of suc ... |
| Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). ... |
| Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility. ... |
| The Treasury today named IFS chief as its preferred candidate to lead its new budget watchdog ... |
| ONE of Scotland's largest universities faces a £35 million budget black hole unless it takes action to cut costs, it has emerged. ... |
| The UK's goods trade deficit widened to a record in July after purchases of oil and chemicals drove imports to a two year high, ONS said. ... |





















