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Most people who use food banks are disabled. We can do better than this – and we must
Heather Buckingham

Most people who use food banks are disabled. We can do better than this – and we must

‘An absolute disgrace’: Benefit claimants share stories of being plunged into debt by DWP
The Big Issue

‘An absolute disgrace’: Benefit claimants share stories of being plunged into debt by DWP

DWP falsely accuses single mum of owing £12,000 – when they actually owe her money
Benefits

DWP falsely accuses single mum of owing £12,000 – when they actually owe her money

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
Childcare

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit

5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
Hope for 2024

5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election

DWP faces ‘crisis’ as staff driven to ‘depression’ and ‘sickness’ amid mounting pressure
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces ‘crisis’ as staff driven to ‘depression’ and ‘sickness’ amid mounting pressure

Families left with ‘nothing’ as cost of living payments fail to cover essentials: ‘My bank account is empty’
Cost of living crisis

Families left with ‘nothing’ as cost of living payments fail to cover essentials: ‘My bank account is empty’

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: ‘We will take your benefits away’
Benefits

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: ‘We will take your benefits away’

Millions of Brits considering suicide due to cost of living crisis, report finds
Cost of living crisis

Millions of Brits considering suicide due to cost of living crisis, report finds

Bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions to get second reading after lengthy delay
Renting

Bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions to get second reading after lengthy delay

Mum on universal credit felt ‘powerless’ watching her children cry as they were made homeless
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum on universal credit felt ‘powerless’ watching her children cry as they were made homeless

Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn
Cost of living crisis

Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Housing

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
End Housing Insecurity Now

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt

‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
Disability benefits

‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’

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The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
MICHAEL HOUGH AND RACHELLE EARWAKER

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Universal credit

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans

It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
Tom Pollard

It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
Universal credit

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained