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Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty
Joanna Elson

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
Ruth Talbot

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
Pension poverty

‘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
Thea Jaffe

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 
Iain Porter

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

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’
Claire Fisher

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?
Benefits

What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Work

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
Music

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system

How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
Lucy Bannister

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
Benefits

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
Benefits

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
Jasleen Chaggar

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?
Benefit fraud

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
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services

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Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Christmas

Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
Disabled people

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?
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?