Poverty

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
Benefits

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds

India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
Social Justice

India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world

Sunak acts like his benefits crackdown impacts the whole UK – but it’s far messier than that
Ruth Patrick

Sunak acts like his benefits crackdown impacts the whole UK – but it’s far messier than that

‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
Money advice

‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money

DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
Disability benefits

DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn

Big Issue founder John Bird leads Lords in debate on child poverty
Press Release

Big Issue founder John Bird leads Lords in debate on child poverty

We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
Poverty

We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder

‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
Disability benefits

‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned

DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
Benefits

DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible

‘People need aid, not criminalisation’: Sadiq Khan’s comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate
Crime

‘People need aid, not criminalisation’: Sadiq Khan’s comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate

DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
Sumi Rabindrakumar

DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?

Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’
Disability rights

Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness
Benefits

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness

When it comes to poverty prevention it’s minds we must change – before anything else
John Bird

When it comes to poverty prevention it’s minds we must change – before anything else

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
Mark Game

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy

‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty
Exclusive

‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty

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DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Benefits

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts

Long-term sickness cannot be fixed by tightening ‘harsh’ disability benefits system, experts warn
Benefits

Long-term sickness cannot be fixed by tightening ‘harsh’ disability benefits system, experts warn

Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: ‘It needs to change’
Universal credit

Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: ‘It needs to change’

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
Benefit fraud

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say