Welfare
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
A universal credit advance payment can ease the wait for your application to be processed – but it can reduce your monthly income too
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) director Sabine Goodwin says groundbreaking commitments to tackle poverty should inspire Westminster – but the Scottish government must aim higher.
It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system
It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system
Meagan Levin, policy and public affairs manager at Turn2us, reacts to the government’s ‘Get Britain Working’ white paper. She says more must be done to regain people’s trust in the social security system
Labour has declared ‘war on benefits’. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
Labour has declared ‘war on benefits’. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to ‘get Britain working again’
Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to ‘get Britain working again’
Labour warned against ‘scare tactics’ after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to ‘get Britain working’
Labour warned against ‘scare tactics’ after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to ‘get Britain working’
Keir Starmer’s pledge on benefits ‘deepens stigma’ and leads to ‘fear and shame’
Keir Starmer’s pledge on benefits ‘deepens stigma’ and leads to ‘fear and shame’
DWP benefit payment dates in December 2024 – including when you’ll get benefits over Christmas
DWP benefit payment dates in December 2024 – including when you’ll get benefits over Christmas
PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives
The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives
‘Where will it stop?’: DWP to get ‘direct access to bank accounts’ in benefit fraud crackdown
‘Where will it stop?’: DWP to get ‘direct access to bank accounts’ in benefit fraud crackdown
‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants
‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants
Real change or austerity 2.0? Here’s how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone
Real change or austerity 2.0? Here’s how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone
The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget
The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget
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’
John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget
John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget
DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people
DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people
Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’
Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’
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
DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
‘My son lives without any joy’: How DWP’s two-child benefit limit is punishing children in crisis
‘My son lives without any joy’: How DWP’s two-child benefit limit is punishing children in crisis
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month