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Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps

Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
JobsPlus is tackling youth unemployment by reaching NEETs in social housing, supporting them in the local community and helping them get jobs
PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
The government has published the first part of the Timms Review into the PIP assessment process. Here’s what it found
DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts
Experts fear vulnerable people could be impacted by the government’s latest policy to tackle fraud and error in the benefits system
Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty
‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’

‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’
‘I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job’

‘I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job’
Carer’s allowance turns 50: ‘I keep the money side of things from her, I don’t want her to worry’

Carer’s allowance turns 50: ‘I keep the money side of things from her, I don’t want her to worry’
One in three terminally ill people miss out on benefits in the final year of their life

One in three terminally ill people miss out on benefits in the final year of their life
Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here’s how giving people free cash could save money instead

Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here’s how giving people free cash could save money instead
Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts

Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’

Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’

HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system

Targeting people with mental health conditions will not 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
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
