Chloe Chaplain
@chloechaplain.bsky.social
Senior Political Correspondent at The i Paper - covering all things Westminster
NEW: MPs launch inquiry into egg and embryo donation and freezing - looking at whether women have access to enough info/research about the process & if they are protected by legislation
V interesting given recent reports into concerns women are being misled by clinics who charge for such services
V interesting given recent reports into concerns women are being misled by clinics who charge for such services
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
NEW: MPs launch inquiry into egg and embryo donation and freezing - looking at whether women have access to enough info/research about the process & if they are protected by legislation
V interesting given recent reports into concerns women are being misled by clinics who charge for such services
V interesting given recent reports into concerns women are being misled by clinics who charge for such services
I recently wrote about what we can expect from the child poverty strategy
🥛 Better access to fruit/milk for families - voucher schemes ramped up
📚 Improving parental advice support - expansion of Best Start digi hubs
🪙 And, ofc, reform of two-child benefit limit
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
🥛 Better access to fruit/milk for families - voucher schemes ramped up
📚 Improving parental advice support - expansion of Best Start digi hubs
🪙 And, ofc, reform of two-child benefit limit
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Food vouchers, free milk and two-child cap: Reeves weighs up help for families
Ministers' long-awaited child poverty strategy is due this month - and it's closely tied to the Chancellor's Budget
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I recently wrote about what we can expect from the child poverty strategy
🥛 Better access to fruit/milk for families - voucher schemes ramped up
📚 Improving parental advice support - expansion of Best Start digi hubs
🪙 And, ofc, reform of two-child benefit limit
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
🥛 Better access to fruit/milk for families - voucher schemes ramped up
📚 Improving parental advice support - expansion of Best Start digi hubs
🪙 And, ofc, reform of two-child benefit limit
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Reposted by Chloe Chaplain
Parents will be hit by second benefit limit if two-child cap is lifted trib.al/8sML4YB
Parents will be hit by second benefit limit if two-child cap is lifted
'The cap on welfare for families will also need to be removed,' campaigners argue
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Parents will be hit by second benefit limit if two-child cap is lifted trib.al/8sML4YB
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Happy one year anniversary to this work of art from the election trail
May 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Happy one year anniversary to this work of art from the election trail
Breaking: Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces UK will bring forward target reach 2.5% defence spending target to 2027 - then plan to increase it to 3% in the next parliament
February 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Breaking: Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces UK will bring forward target reach 2.5% defence spending target to 2027 - then plan to increase it to 3% in the next parliament
The number of people receiving disability benefits has gone up by almost half a million in a year
As of August, 4.8 million people were claiming welfare to support them through a disability - an increase of 450,000
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
As of August, 4.8 million people were claiming welfare to support them through a disability - an increase of 450,000
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
PIP and DLA claims rise by 450,000 in a year, DWP reveals
Latest figures show 4.8m claimed PIP and DLA in England and Wales, as ministers grapple with reforming system
inews.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The number of people receiving disability benefits has gone up by almost half a million in a year
As of August, 4.8 million people were claiming welfare to support them through a disability - an increase of 450,000
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
As of August, 4.8 million people were claiming welfare to support them through a disability - an increase of 450,000
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Ministers could struggle to make promised welfare cuts without reviving Tory plans to shave £400 off incapacity benefits - hard to see how they plan to keep to the spending rules without enforcing similar reforms... or just cutting welfare elsewhere
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Labour may have to revive Tory plan to slash benefits by £400 a month
Ministers could struggle to make promised cuts without mirroring Tory plans to raise the bar for out of work sickness benefits
inews.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Ministers could struggle to make promised welfare cuts without reviving Tory plans to shave £400 off incapacity benefits - hard to see how they plan to keep to the spending rules without enforcing similar reforms... or just cutting welfare elsewhere
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Maximising women’s incomes is the most effective way for the Government to meet its aim of tackling child poverty. Our new report and polling highlighting how children's and women's poverty are inextricably linked covered by @chloechaplain.bsky.social for @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Child-benefit caps leave mothers in fear over how to feed and clothe their children
A quarter of mothers revealed they are worried about not being able to pay for essentials for their children
inews.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Maximising women’s incomes is the most effective way for the Government to meet its aim of tackling child poverty. Our new report and polling highlighting how children's and women's poverty are inextricably linked covered by @chloechaplain.bsky.social for @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Interesting ankle-flashing from DWP on disability benefit reforms
Minister suggested lack of conditionality of incapacity benefits was linked to rise in claims and appeared to hint those who do not have the most severe health condition will have to look for work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Minister suggested lack of conditionality of incapacity benefits was linked to rise in claims and appeared to hint those who do not have the most severe health condition will have to look for work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Some sickness benefit claimants will have to look for work, minister hints
The welfare cap is set to be exceeded by £8.6bn in this financial year, the Government has announced
inews.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Interesting ankle-flashing from DWP on disability benefit reforms
Minister suggested lack of conditionality of incapacity benefits was linked to rise in claims and appeared to hint those who do not have the most severe health condition will have to look for work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Minister suggested lack of conditionality of incapacity benefits was linked to rise in claims and appeared to hint those who do not have the most severe health condition will have to look for work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle doing his best tech bro impression as he announces plans to launch Govt app with digital 'wallet' for ID, proof of benefit entitlement, DBS, and, later, passports... as easy as paying with apple pay
First of these services will be rolled out this summer
First of these services will be rolled out this summer
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle doing his best tech bro impression as he announces plans to launch Govt app with digital 'wallet' for ID, proof of benefit entitlement, DBS, and, later, passports... as easy as paying with apple pay
First of these services will be rolled out this summer
First of these services will be rolled out this summer
Home Secretary has announced a public inquiry into the Southport killings
She said answers are needed about why the 'range of different state agencies' monitoring the attacker 'failed to identify the terrible risk and danger to others that he posed'
She said answers are needed about why the 'range of different state agencies' monitoring the attacker 'failed to identify the terrible risk and danger to others that he posed'
January 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Home Secretary has announced a public inquiry into the Southport killings
She said answers are needed about why the 'range of different state agencies' monitoring the attacker 'failed to identify the terrible risk and danger to others that he posed'
She said answers are needed about why the 'range of different state agencies' monitoring the attacker 'failed to identify the terrible risk and danger to others that he posed'
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Carers quitting and homes to go bust: The real cost of social care reform delays
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Carers quitting and homes to go bust: The real cost of social care reform delays
Delays to social care reforms risk providers going bust and councils rationing support for the elderly and vulnerable, the Government warns
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January 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Carers quitting and homes to go bust: The real cost of social care reform delays
@chloechaplain.bsky.social reports
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@chloechaplain.bsky.social reports
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Delighted this feature I did with @inews.co.uk is now online – telling the story of 2024 in 14 charts. It's a whole range of topics, some UK and some internationally – and we did also work to make sure they weren't all gloomy. Do take a look.
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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From pay rises to NHS waiting lists: The 14 graphs that tell the story of 2024
From immigration to home ownership, smoking to birth rates, the data that reveals how we really lived this year
inews.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Delighted this feature I did with @inews.co.uk is now online – telling the story of 2024 in 14 charts. It's a whole range of topics, some UK and some internationally – and we did also work to make sure they weren't all gloomy. Do take a look.
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
EXC: Treasury has upped savings required from the welfare bill from £3.4bn by 2029 to £5.4bn by 2030
Reeves has committed to matching Tory spending pledges but ministers yet to say how they plan to make the savings which are now £2bn higher than previous
@inews.co.uk
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Reeves has committed to matching Tory spending pledges but ministers yet to say how they plan to make the savings which are now £2bn higher than previous
@inews.co.uk
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Treasury documents reveal a £2bn black hole in Chancellor’s benefits plans
Reforms are set to put a squeeze on welfare spending but the Government has yet to explain how savings will be made
inews.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 8:11 AM
EXC: Treasury has upped savings required from the welfare bill from £3.4bn by 2029 to £5.4bn by 2030
Reeves has committed to matching Tory spending pledges but ministers yet to say how they plan to make the savings which are now £2bn higher than previous
@inews.co.uk
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Reeves has committed to matching Tory spending pledges but ministers yet to say how they plan to make the savings which are now £2bn higher than previous
@inews.co.uk
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Shall we make it a rule that all MPs have to wear a giant necklace with their constituency on it, like Amanda Martin?
Would certainly make our jobs easier
Would certainly make our jobs easier
December 16, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Shall we make it a rule that all MPs have to wear a giant necklace with their constituency on it, like Amanda Martin?
Would certainly make our jobs easier
Would certainly make our jobs easier
Claims for pension credit soar by 150% since winter fuel payment cut but 42k applications approved
This is 5% of the 880k the govt estimated were missing out on the benefit
Implies awareness campaign is not reaching the right group of pensioners
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
This is 5% of the 880k the govt estimated were missing out on the benefit
Implies awareness campaign is not reaching the right group of pensioners
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Just 5% of people eligible for pension credit received it, despite winter fuel cut
Claims for pension credit soar by almost 150 per cent since Chancellor announced winter fuel payment means testing
inews.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Claims for pension credit soar by 150% since winter fuel payment cut but 42k applications approved
This is 5% of the 880k the govt estimated were missing out on the benefit
Implies awareness campaign is not reaching the right group of pensioners
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
This is 5% of the 880k the govt estimated were missing out on the benefit
Implies awareness campaign is not reaching the right group of pensioners
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Govt's own watchdog warns workers rights reforms could cut jobs – in particular for young people
AND OBR ha said Nics rise could impact availability of labour hours…
But, at the same time, ministers announce plans to collab with biz to get more people into work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
AND OBR ha said Nics rise could impact availability of labour hours…
But, at the same time, ministers announce plans to collab with biz to get more people into work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Drive to bring down benefits bill undermined by NI hikes and jobs rights
A Government drive to get more people into work comes amid warnings policy elsewhere will impact the number of jobs available
inews.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Govt's own watchdog warns workers rights reforms could cut jobs – in particular for young people
AND OBR ha said Nics rise could impact availability of labour hours…
But, at the same time, ministers announce plans to collab with biz to get more people into work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
AND OBR ha said Nics rise could impact availability of labour hours…
But, at the same time, ministers announce plans to collab with biz to get more people into work
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Reposted by Chloe Chaplain
I spoke to @chloechaplain.bsky.social who wrote more about the freeze given this context on the weekend below.
If we want fewer families relying on food banks and fewer children in poverty we can't freeze core components of our benefits system. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
If we want fewer families relying on food banks and fewer children in poverty we can't freeze core components of our benefits system. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Housing benefits wiped out by soaring rents - as Reeves faces pressure to help
Almost one in five households on benefits has reported falling behind on rental payments, i can reveal
inews.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 12:23 PM
I spoke to @chloechaplain.bsky.social who wrote more about the freeze given this context on the weekend below.
If we want fewer families relying on food banks and fewer children in poverty we can't freeze core components of our benefits system. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
If we want fewer families relying on food banks and fewer children in poverty we can't freeze core components of our benefits system. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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"Benefit voucher schemes are simply not popular with the public, even for voters who traditionally support lower spending on the welfare state", according to
@chrishopkins92.bsky.social.
For more details of our research, find
@chloechaplain.bsky.social's piece here:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
@chrishopkins92.bsky.social.
For more details of our research, find
@chloechaplain.bsky.social's piece here:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Replacing PIP cash benefits with vouchers would be wrong, say public
Poll carried out for i reveals majority of people want personal independence payments (PIP) to continue being paid in cash, and think the benefit is too small
inews.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:45 AM
"Benefit voucher schemes are simply not popular with the public, even for voters who traditionally support lower spending on the welfare state", according to
@chrishopkins92.bsky.social.
For more details of our research, find
@chloechaplain.bsky.social's piece here:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
@chrishopkins92.bsky.social.
For more details of our research, find
@chloechaplain.bsky.social's piece here:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Budget backlash begins to bite for the Chancellor...
'Rachel Reeves feeling heat from businesses over her gamble for growth'
ICYMI, the long read this weekend ft the i lobby team:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
'Rachel Reeves feeling heat from businesses over her gamble for growth'
ICYMI, the long read this weekend ft the i lobby team:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
'Disaster for business': Reeves feeling the heat over her gamble for growth
Labour MPs will give the Chancellor the benefit of the doubt but Conservatives see opportunities as the Budget's aftershocks continue to be felt
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Budget backlash begins to bite for the Chancellor...
'Rachel Reeves feeling heat from businesses over her gamble for growth'
ICYMI, the long read this weekend ft the i lobby team:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
'Rachel Reeves feeling heat from businesses over her gamble for growth'
ICYMI, the long read this weekend ft the i lobby team:
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Govt is proposing an overhaul of 'great British insulation scheme' after it failed to reach more than 10% of target homes
Ministers set out plans to redesign the policy introduced to make 300k homes warmer amid fears targets will be missed
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Ministers set out plans to redesign the policy introduced to make 300k homes warmer amid fears targets will be missed
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
£1bn insulation scheme to help with energy bills overhauled after it flops
The proposed overhaul of the insulation scheme comes as the Government pledged boost the number of homes eligible for support in replacing an existing boiler with a heat pump
inews.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Govt is proposing an overhaul of 'great British insulation scheme' after it failed to reach more than 10% of target homes
Ministers set out plans to redesign the policy introduced to make 300k homes warmer amid fears targets will be missed
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Ministers set out plans to redesign the policy introduced to make 300k homes warmer amid fears targets will be missed
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Hello - got a bit fed up of the other place so hopefully this is a bit more useful and enjoyable.
Will be sharing mainly UK political news via @theipaper.bsky.social, occasionally a nice photos and - rarely - witty observations
Will be sharing mainly UK political news via @theipaper.bsky.social, occasionally a nice photos and - rarely - witty observations
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Hello - got a bit fed up of the other place so hopefully this is a bit more useful and enjoyable.
Will be sharing mainly UK political news via @theipaper.bsky.social, occasionally a nice photos and - rarely - witty observations
Will be sharing mainly UK political news via @theipaper.bsky.social, occasionally a nice photos and - rarely - witty observations