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Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
Surging demand is heaping pressure on Access to Work, a vital DWP scheme to help disabled people stay in work.
Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
The Reform UK leader laid out his proposal to boost hospitality as Labour’s bill to end the two-child benefit limit and lift 450,000 kids out of poverty progressed through parliament
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’

Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
The music icon is supporting The Reading Agency’s Quick Reads programme in an effort to boost adult literacy
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’
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard

‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
Steve Coogan shares his big issue: ‘I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights’

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: ‘I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights’
Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there

Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza

Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza
Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility
Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn


