3 articles
• via the Guardian
Surge in over-60s homelessness, including 87-year-olds rejected by councils, reveals depleted social housing and frozen benefits trapping pensioners in cars and shelters. Cross-party failures leave the elderly most vulnerable.
• via The Telegraph
Labour's budget proposals redirect billions from workers' pockets to welfare expansions, perpetuating cross-party fiscal policies that stifle growth and drive emigration. This reveals systemic incentives favoring dependency over productivity.
• via The Telegraph
UK welfare policies favor multi-child benefit households over working parents, inverting incentives and contributing to fertility declines among the middle class. This sustains intergenerational dependency amid fiscal strain.