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Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds
Loan sharks

Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds

Sunak calls general election for 4 July: ‘It’s time to put a limping government out of its misery’
General election 2024

Sunak calls general election for 4 July: ‘It’s time to put a limping government out of its misery’

‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
RENTING

‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Inflation

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over

Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
Cost of living

Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt

Gen Z want to buy houses, smoke weed and do crimes, report finds. What does this mean for UK’s future?
Generation Z

Gen Z want to buy houses, smoke weed and do crimes, report finds. What does this mean for UK’s future?

Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap
Two-child benefit cap

Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap

Benefits system is ‘utterly failing’ as food bank demand reaches record high: ‘It’s heartbreaking’
Food banks

Benefits system is ‘utterly failing’ as food bank demand reaches record high: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
Child poverty

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?

Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Poverty

Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way

Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?
Disability rights

Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
Benefits

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds

India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
Social Justice

India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world

Donald Trump, World War 3, climate crisis… Here’s how to process the news when it feels hopeless
Mental health

Donald Trump, World War 3, climate crisis… Here’s how to process the news when it feels hopeless

Why Sunak’s benefit cuts and crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ harms children like my daughter
Izzy G

Why Sunak’s benefit cuts and crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ harms children like my daughter

Sunak acts like his benefits crackdown impacts the whole UK – but it’s far messier than that
Ruth Patrick

Sunak acts like his benefits crackdown impacts the whole UK – but it’s far messier than that

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DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
Disability benefits

DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn

We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
Poverty

We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder

‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
Disability benefits

‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned

DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
Benefits

DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible