learning and employment
Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say

Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait

Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears

DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty

‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved. What does it mean for workers and the six-day service?
Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!

Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives

DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster

Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music

‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to ‘step up’ and follow suit

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to ‘step up’ and follow suit
I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
