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‘DWP has learnt nothing’: DWP sparks fury by seizing woman’s £16k inheritance over Co-op job
Department for Work and Pensions

‘DWP has learnt nothing’: DWP sparks fury by seizing woman’s £16k inheritance over Co-op job

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
Benefits

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?

Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
benefits

Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system

UK ‘no longer a leader in disability rights’ as UN finds Tory policy has led to ‘hate’
Disability rights

UK ‘no longer a leader in disability rights’ as UN finds Tory policy has led to ‘hate’

Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?
Music

Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?

Why Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour’s future
Politics

Why Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour’s future

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
Energy bills

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem
Childcare

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem

UK recession is ‘devastating’ for people living in poverty who have ‘nothing left to cut back’
Recession

UK recession is ‘devastating’ for people living in poverty who have ‘nothing left to cut back’

Why Starmer’s £28bn green pledge U-turn is bad news for the climate, economy and his path to power
Politics

Why Starmer’s £28bn green pledge U-turn is bad news for the climate, economy and his path to power

Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here’s how that money could be better spent
A modest proposal

Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here’s how that money could be better spent

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here’s how that cash could help instead
Rough sleeping

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here’s how that cash could help instead

How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: ‘An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis’
Climate change

How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: ‘An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis’

5 reasons why Sunak’s ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing plan is doomed to fail
Social housing

5 reasons why Sunak’s ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing plan is doomed to fail

It’s 20 years and six prime ministers since UK last saw a sustained fall in poverty. Yes, really
Poverty

It’s 20 years and six prime ministers since UK last saw a sustained fall in poverty. Yes, really

Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: ‘Everywhere has been levelled down’
Poverty

Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: ‘Everywhere has been levelled down’

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How UK’s two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to ‘breaking point’
Child poverty

How UK’s two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to ‘breaking point’

Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly
Benefits

Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly

Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Housing crisis

Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them

No excuse for shoplifting due to ‘generous’ UK benefits system, minister says. Here’s the reality
Cost of living crisis

No excuse for shoplifting due to ‘generous’ UK benefits system, minister says. Here’s the reality