Benefits
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Single mother Maryam had to wait three months to get child disability allowance for her seven-year-old daughter, who has kidney cancer. She drained her savings and could not afford food
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped

UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
Big Brother Watch believes that computers could wrongly criminalise vulnerable people if the government’s plans to tackle benefit fraud go ahead without proper safeguards
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Finland has long been held up as a success story when it comes to tackling homelessness, but a recent increase is cause for concern
Universal credit is set to rise – but it needs to be based on the amount we actually need to get by
Universal credit is set to rise – but it needs to be based on the amount we actually need to get by
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too

Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it

The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025

Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
What do I do if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?

What do I do if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?
DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
Reform UK’s plan to ban benefits for migrants is ‘an attack on the backbone of this country’

Reform UK’s plan to ban benefits for migrants is ‘an attack on the backbone of this country’
Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs

Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work

‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP
Labour’s next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people
