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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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’

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: 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

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

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

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?

Disabled facilities grant: What is it and can I get one?
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones

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

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

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
