Welfare
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Christine Lawton’s family believe scheduled weekly welfare checks were not carried out in her final days
Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Mikey Erhardt, a campaigner for Disability Rights UK, expresses concern about what the Timms Review will mean for personal independence payment (PIP) in the future
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
Most of the people on the newly-elected steering group have lived experience of disability or claiming personal independence payment (PIP)
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Starmer ties the UK’s Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Starmer ties the UK’s Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire
Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Universal credit is set to rise – but it needs to be based on the amount we actually need to get by
Universal credit is set to rise – but it needs to be based on the amount we actually need to get by
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
Reform UK’s plan to ban benefits for migrants is ‘an attack on the backbone of this country’
Reform UK’s plan to ban benefits for migrants is ‘an attack on the backbone of this country’
Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here’s the proof
Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here’s the proof
Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
Suspended MP Brian Leishman: ‘It’s sad there’s no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party’
Suspended MP Brian Leishman: ‘It’s sad there’s no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party’
Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?
Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?
DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
