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DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
Artificial intelligence

DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds

Amnesty warns DWP’s use of AI and automation in welfare is harming disabled people and digitally excluded claimants

MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
Disability benefits

MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?

Despite major concessions and welcome measures to alleviate poverty, there remain concerns around the cuts to the health element of universal credit and the future of the personal independence payment (PIP)

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed
Homelessness

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed

Young people experiencing homelessness who aren’t care leavers are facing huge bills for essentials such as carpets, ovens, fridges and freezers leaving them facing poverty amid local authority cuts

MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’
Disability benefits

MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’

‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
Disability benefits

‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts

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Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: ‘Families can’t wait’
Two-child benefit cap

Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: ‘Families can’t wait’

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Amie Alissa Watson

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’
Child poverty

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
Money

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’
Benefits

Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
Benefits

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds

DWP ordered to correct ‘entirely misleading’ claim about universal credit claimants looking for work
Benefits

DWP ordered to correct ‘entirely misleading’ claim about universal credit claimants looking for work

DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement means for you
Spring Statement

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement means for you

We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected
Mikey Erhardt

We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected

Labour’s rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty
Anela Anwar

Labour’s rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty

DWP minister ‘regrets’ making disabled people feel anxious over benefit cuts
Disability benefits

DWP minister ‘regrets’ making disabled people feel anxious over benefit cuts

Labour warned it is ‘undermining’ its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
Benefits

Labour warned it is ‘undermining’ its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts

How Labour’s changes to universal credit are going to impact millions of Brits
Universal Credit

How Labour’s changes to universal credit are going to impact millions of Brits

DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
Jen Clark

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

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DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
Universal credit

DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
Social housing

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why

Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Disability benefits

Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned

Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025