#national-audit-office

#national-audit-office

Disabled people are enduring average waits exceeding 100 days for crucial support applications designed to help them secure or maintain employment, a new report reveals. A leading disability equality charity has condemned the findings from the National Audit Office (NAO), describing the public spending watchdog's report as "laying bare the brutal reality for disabled people trying to get into and stay in work."

Shabana Mahmood's radical plans to overhaul the asylum system could cause unintended consequences such as increased homelessness among people seeking refuge and growing case backlogs, Whitehall's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, has concluded. Rajeev Syal has the story. Here is the NAO's report. And here is its eight-page summary. Share Good morning. It is PMQs today, but Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, is also facing intense scrutiny in the Commons today.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to explain how his private office complies with rules over taxpayer subsidies after further revelations about how his staff appear to be overseeing his global commercial operations. A leak of data from the Office of Boris Johnson appears to show all three of his staff helping Johnson's business and profit-making ventures.

The F-35 stealth fighter is not meeting its potential in British service because of availability issues, a shortage of support personnel, and delays in integrating key weapons.

"Bus travel should be an easy and reliable transport choice but governments' efforts to revitalize services have not halted the steady decline of local bus services in England."