Thérèse Coffey: Last News

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker was forced to apologise as the show experienced extended technical issues just as they welcomed Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey this morning.

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benefits were cut.Philippa Day was agoraphobic and had repeatedly begged benefit bosses for a home assessment.But after the 27-year-old was told there would be no visit she was found collapsed next to the letter on her pillow.After spending two months in a coma she sadly passed away in October 2019.Now her sister Imogen Day is horrified at the way the Department for Work and Pensions and assessors Capita handled the case, reports The Mirror.The 24-year-old fears more tragedy unless the welfare system is overhauled.Devastated Imogen says Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey and her officials need to act.She said: “Pip wasn’t the first to die and won’t be the last.The ­process is distressing, it has led to multiple similar instances and

The sister of a mum who overdosed after her benefits were cut fears more tragedy unless the welfare system is overhauled.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxState pension payments are set to increase for married women in Britain this year, a huge boost to income following retirement.The state pension Triple Lock Mechanism sees the sum people receive increase annually by the highest of the following: earnings, the rate of inflation, or 2.5%.

The government today admitted it has suffered a "backlog" and used incorrect figures in its flagship coronavirus jobs scheme.

The £20 Universal Credit boost, brought in to help struggling families in the wake of crippling coronavirus restrictions, will reportedly stay while Covid rules are in place.

Piers Morgan is being urged to go into politics like his ex-bestie Donald Trump. The call comes following a series of interviews in which he skewered our lightweight politicians.It's not a bad call...but would his ego fit through No10's doors?The suggestion for him to be PM came as telly fans fumed about the coronavirus response and lack of straight talking from ministers.

The Tory welfare chief has refused to extend a £20-a-week benefits boost to disabled people - and told them they can just move to Universal Credit instead.

Piers Morgan was left seething with rage after MP Therese Coffey stormed off after branding his remark "insulting".

direct to your inboxThe perils of live TV and zoom interviews got the better of Good Morning Britain today after Therese Coffey shut off her camera during live interview.The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was on the ITV show to speak to Piers Morgan and co-host Susanna Reid about the latest coronavirus headlines.This included experts suggesting the new mutant strain of the virus is "more deadly" and the comments from Matt Hancock over the weekend that the country is a "long, long way" from lifting lockdown.Susanna first challenged the minister on the possibility of schools reopening and what the 'threshold' would be for children to be allowed back into school.Ms Coffey said no public criteria had been issued by the government and

Just 1,868 young people have started job placements so far as part of a flagship £2bn Covid work scheme.

Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid on today's Good Morning Britain. In the tense chat, Coffey denied claims from the presenters that the government was not prepared for the coronavirus pandemic.She said: "There'll be a variety of reasons for why people have unfortunately died due to this, some of that will be recognising the age of the population.

Benefit freezes will deprive two million claimants of £2billion, Labour say.

State Pension payments are a lifeline for thousands of people in the UK and will increase by 2.5% next year. This means that those on the full, new State Pension will receive £179.60 per week, an increase of £4.40 on the current rate of £175.20.

Unemployment is predicted to rise to a peak of 7.5% - or 2.6 million people - in the second quarter of 2021, according to the OBR.

Sacked cabin crew should retrain as carers, the Government's welfare chief declared today.

Coronavirus has a “silver lining” that Tories can “take advantage” of to achieve their manifesto pledge, a Cabinet minister said today.

coronavirus pandemic. The support scheme is available to those who have been out of work for three or more months, reports The Mirror.

The Government is promising to help hundreds of thousands of jobseekers with a new employment programme, targeting those left without work because of the virus crisis.

Tory ministers are ‘actively discussing’ extending the £20-a-week boost to Universal Credit beyond April, MPs heard today.