learning and employment
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’

Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?
In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry

In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’

Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’
Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they’re burned out and yearning for joy

Get ready for the next Great Resignation as workers say they’re burned out and yearning for joy
Thousands call on Labour and DWP to scrap ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms

Thousands call on Labour and DWP to scrap ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms
Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
Letters: There’s hope in the wonderful way people came together after the riots

Letters: There’s hope in the wonderful way people came together after the riots
AI skills will soon be as necessary for job seekers as Microsoft Word. Who will be left behind?

AI skills will soon be as necessary for job seekers as Microsoft Word. Who will be left behind?
The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’
DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis

DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis
Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
DWP says there’s ‘more learning to do’ as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants

DWP says there’s ‘more learning to do’ as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments

Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd’s Old Trafford stadium
