Benefits
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
Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
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 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
‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments

‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments
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

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health

How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health
‘Damaging’ housing benefits are leaving low-income renters with nowhere to rent in England

‘Damaging’ housing benefits are leaving low-income renters with nowhere to rent in England
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
