Benefits

I’m a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
Chris

I’m a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?

Millions can’t afford essentials like food. The next government must take action from day one
General election 2024

Millions can’t afford essentials like food. The next government must take action from day one

“We’ve got some extra support in”: Ed Davey tells the Big Issue how he’s balancing campaigning and caring
Press Release

“We’ve got some extra support in”: Ed Davey tells the Big Issue how he’s balancing campaigning and caring

Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
Poverty

Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
Ruth Patrick and Tracey Jensen

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all

Keir Starmer says benefits lack ‘dignity’ – but real indignity is Britain’s broken welfare system
General election 2024

Keir Starmer says benefits lack ‘dignity’ – but real indignity is Britain’s broken welfare system

June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus universal credit increase
Benefits

June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus universal credit increase

Key takeaways from Labour’s manifesto pledges for work, benefits and disability rights
General election 2024

Key takeaways from Labour’s manifesto pledges for work, benefits and disability rights

‘How dare he’: Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it’s not exactly the truth
General election 2024

‘How dare he’: Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it’s not exactly the truth

Lib Dems hailed for putting NHS and social care at ‘heart’ of election with ‘welcome’ manifesto
General election 2024

Lib Dems hailed for putting NHS and social care at ‘heart’ of election with ‘welcome’ manifesto

Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his ‘moral mission’. But what’s moral about causing anxiety?
Benefits

Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his ‘moral mission’. But what’s moral about causing anxiety?

Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
Employment

Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
Disability benefits

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system

DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know
Universal credit

DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know

Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
Universal credit

Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials

Child benefit: Parents left ‘hungry’ as HMRC glitch means half a million haven’t received payments
Child benefits

Child benefit: Parents left ‘hungry’ as HMRC glitch means half a million haven’t received payments

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Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Cass Francis

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’

Tories want to paint disabled people as ‘benefit cheats’. Is Labour really any better?
Mikey Erhardt

Tories want to paint disabled people as ‘benefit cheats’. Is Labour really any better?

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Letters

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets