Welfare
MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’

MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’
MPs from all parties slammed the cuts to disability benefits, which will push an estimated 150,000 people into poverty, in a powerful five-hour debate
Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits bill, PIP changes and who’s affected

Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits bill, PIP changes and who’s affected
Labour is presiding over perhaps the biggest reform of welfare in a generation
How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?

How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
‘People would assume that it’s impossible to get over 100 members of parliament to break away from the hand that feeds them – but that’s what’s happened’
Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
I’m a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us

I’m a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts

I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?

Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?
If Labour takes my PIP away, I’ll have to give up the job I love

If Labour takes my PIP away, I’ll have to give up the job I love
More than half of PIP claimants say Labour’s benefit cuts could make them homeless

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour’s benefit cuts could make them homeless
‘I am not a scrounger’: Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts

‘I am not a scrounger’: Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts
Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn’s at risk of cuts

Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn’s at risk of cuts
Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?

Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: ‘Families can’t wait’

Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: ‘Families can’t wait’
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’

Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
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
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
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
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
