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Benefit cap and unaffordable rents leave tens of thousands of families at risk of destitution

Benefit cap and unaffordable rents leave tens of thousands of families at risk of destitution
‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years

‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years
This is the harsh reality of the two-child benefit cap for families: ‘It’s like wearing a scarlet letter’

This is the harsh reality of the two-child benefit cap for families: ‘It’s like wearing a scarlet letter’
Employees working through sickness is costing UK businesses billions, think tank says

Employees working through sickness is costing UK businesses billions, think tank says
Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on benefits and welfare spending

Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on benefits and welfare spending
GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal

GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal
Letters: How can we have a four-day week when some of us are working seven?

Letters: How can we have a four-day week when some of us are working seven?
DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’

DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works

I’m a union organiser in Coventry. Here’s how Amazon’s ‘union busting’ works
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
‘Shameful stuff’: Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap

‘Shameful stuff’: Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security

Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say

DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’

Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms

PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms
Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me

Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Labour ‘considering’ scrapping two-child benefit cap

Labour ‘considering’ scrapping two-child benefit cap
DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics

DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’

Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’
