Department for Work and Pensions
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’

Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
The government is planning to make billions of pounds of cuts to welfare – but charity Trussell warns that many claimants are already going without food
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned

Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Campaigners are calling on the government to tax wealth instead of taking money from benefits claimants
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP

Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Hundreds of thousands of older people are missing out on financial support which they should be entitled to from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault

Number of young people not in work or education highest for a decade – but it’s not their fault
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts

DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
DWP blew tens of millions in taxpayer cash on fighting disability benefit claims

DWP blew tens of millions in taxpayer cash on fighting disability benefit claims
Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’

Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’

DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year

Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’

The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as ‘one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation’

DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as ‘one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation’
DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned

Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It’s like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets

Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It’s like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets
Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP’s disability benefits bill

Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP’s disability benefits bill
DWP’s ‘misleading and unfair’ consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules

DWP’s ‘misleading and unfair’ consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?

Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?
‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear

‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear
Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025

Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025
DWP’s bank account spying plan is an attack on the poor. It must be scrapped in 2025

DWP’s bank account spying plan is an attack on the poor. It must be scrapped in 2025
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
