Department for Work and Pensions
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Arun Veerappan, research director at the Disability Policy Centre, writes about what must really change to fix the welfare system
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Damaging rhetoric around benefit claimants is on the rise after the chancellor’s autumn budget. Here are the key misunderstandings and myths around the benefits system
Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Caroline Cawley has experienced the disability benefits system in both England and Scotland. She explains why the Scottish system is better
Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty
Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty
Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be
15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
Universal credit sanctions ‘undermine’ Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
