Cost of living crisis
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog

‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told

Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants

‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants
This cruel quirk in the benefits system is making young people homeless – but Labour can fix it

This cruel quirk in the benefits system is making young people homeless – but Labour can fix it
Poverty has become everyday. It’s time to give our children some hope

Poverty has become everyday. It’s time to give our children some hope
Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds
‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say

‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say
No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy
‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich

Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
