Benefits

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

Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth
Simon Francis

Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth

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

Thousands call on Labour and DWP to scrap ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms
Disability benefits

Thousands call on Labour and DWP to scrap ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms

Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty
Anela Anwar

Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty

Disabled facilities grant: What is it and can I get one?
housing

Disabled facilities grant: What is it and can I get one?

Home improvement grants: What you should know
housing

Home improvement grants: What you should know

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Universal Credit

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month

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Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones

Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
Benefit overpayments

Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits
Winter fuel payment

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Pensions

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024