Universal credit
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

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

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

It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people

Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live

Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser

It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift

Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits

‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget

‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’

Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits

New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
Gordon Brown calls for ‘urgent action’ to boost universal credit as petition reaches 140,000

Gordon Brown calls for ‘urgent action’ to boost universal credit as petition reaches 140,000
Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January

Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support

Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis

Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis
More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
