Welfare
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told

Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
‘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’
Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say

Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
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

Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
DWP says there’s ‘more learning to do’ as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants

DWP says there’s ‘more learning to do’ as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants
Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments

Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says

No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
‘I’m going to die and I’m still not sick enough for PIP’: The reality of DWP disability benefits system

‘I’m going to die and I’m still not sick enough for PIP’: The reality of DWP disability benefits system
DWP will end ‘blame culture’ over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be ‘backed up’

DWP will end ‘blame culture’ over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be ‘backed up’
This is what life with the DWP’s two-child benefit cap looks like through a child’s eyes
