Benefits

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy
Child poverty

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with
Paul McNamee

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
Employment

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Disability benefits

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Inflation

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
Housing crisis

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
Universal credit

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Universal credit

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds

John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget
Exclusive

John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget

DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people
Mikey Erhardt

DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’
Disability benefits

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
Vikki Brownridge

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
Child poverty

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty

Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Disability benefits

Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Benefit fraud

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned

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‘My son lives without any joy’: How DWP’s two-child benefit limit is punishing children in crisis
Joseph Howes

‘My son lives without any joy’: How DWP’s two-child benefit limit is punishing children in crisis

Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’
Universal credit

Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
Pension Credit

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900