Welfare
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
The Work and Pensions Select Committee is calling for the government to be made legally-responsible for safeguarding benefit claimants
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Here’s everything to know about the benefits and pensions to expect from the DWP in June 2025, including how much your benefits are going up
We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we’re ever going to rebuild trust in the system

We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we’re ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Turn2Us is publishing two guides to help politicians and journalists improve how they talk about the benefits system and social security
Revealed: The areas where more than half of disabled people could lose their benefits
Revealed: The areas where more than half of disabled people could lose their benefits
‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts
Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Mum-of-two shares experience of ‘dehumanising’ DWP benefits system: ‘It could kill somebody’

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

UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits

Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits
Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts

Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts
Blind people feel ‘anxious and outraged’ over Labour’s benefit cuts: ‘I’m struggling as it is’

Blind people feel ‘anxious and outraged’ over Labour’s benefit cuts: ‘I’m struggling as it is’
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: ‘This is change for the worse’

Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: ‘This is change for the worse’
There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot
We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected

We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer

UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Rosie Jones and more hit out over benefit cuts: ‘It breaks my heart’

Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Rosie Jones and more hit out over benefit cuts: ‘It breaks my heart’
Disabled people have spent years being attacked as spongers. Labour’s benefit cuts are no different

Disabled people have spent years being attacked as spongers. Labour’s benefit cuts are no different
Labour warned it is ‘undermining’ its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts

Labour warned it is ‘undermining’ its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
‘I’ll lose my ability to be part of society’: Disabled people fear life after Labour’s benefit cuts

‘I’ll lose my ability to be part of society’: Disabled people fear life after Labour’s benefit cuts
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits

Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
