Poverty
DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’
DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’
DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked
Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked
The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic
The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
