Benefits
‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired

‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Here’s how Rachel Reeves can help end the ‘moral stain’ of homelessness in the autumn budget

Here’s how Rachel Reeves can help end the ‘moral stain’ of homelessness in the autumn budget
Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire 

Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system

How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
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
Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
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’
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
Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear

Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear
What do I do if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?
