Benefits
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’
Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’
Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer’s controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer’s controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’
DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’
‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments
‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments
Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
