benefits

Boris Johnson defends £20-a-week cut by arguing that taxpayers should not ‘subsidise’ low pay

Number of people on unemployment benefit per vacancy increases fivefold

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 19 March

Human Rights Watch report says Tory welfare cuts caused ‘hunger crisis’

Government benefit policies blamed as charity hands out 1.5m parcels in 12 months

MPs to investigate whether universal credit failures means women have to sell their bodies