Benefit critics 'talk rubbish'
The Chancellor George Osborne has hit out at critics of the Government's benefits reform, accusing them of talking "ill-informed rubbish".
Church concerned about impact of welfare reforms
The changes to the benefits system have been widely condemned, including by a group of four churches.
Paul Morrison, a public issues policy adviser at the Methodist Church told ITV News: "Many of the poorest will be worse off because of the benefits that have changed".
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Osborne: Welfare reform critics 'talking rubbish'
George Osborne has accused the Government's welfare reform critics of talking "ill-informed rubbish."
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Welfare benefit changes: What is changing in April
Find out more about the raft of changes to the welfare benefits system that began to come into force from the 1 April.
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Churches claim benefit reforms are 'unjust'
The government has been forced to defend its changes to the benefits system after prominent church leaders claimed they were 'unjust'.