Benefits
‘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
‘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
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’
What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like?
What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like?
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
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
‘I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself’: More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections
‘I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself’: More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections
The DWP’s record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We’re here to shine a light on it
The DWP’s record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We’re here to shine a light on it
‘Truly sickening’: Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals
‘Truly sickening’: Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals
The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies
The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies
Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
