Welfare

As a single mum to three children, the two-child benefit cap reminds me that society judges me
Ruth Talbot

As a single mum to three children, the two-child benefit cap reminds me that society judges me

Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on benefits and welfare spending
Benefits

Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on benefits and welfare spending

Actor and activist Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool
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Actor and activist Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes

Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
Ruth Patrick, Hayley Bennett and John Hudson

Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security

DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say

Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’
Department for Work and Pensions

Liz Kendall wants to reform the DWP from a ‘department for welfare’ to a ‘department for work’

Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: ‘Good intentions are not enough’
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: ‘Good intentions are not enough’

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
Disability benefits

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
Benefits

July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
Ruth Patrick and Tracey Jensen

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all

Keir Starmer says benefits lack ‘dignity’ – but real indignity is Britain’s broken welfare system
General election 2024

Keir Starmer says benefits lack ‘dignity’ – but real indignity is Britain’s broken welfare system

Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’
Benefits

Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch
General Election 2024

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch

Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his ‘moral mission’. But what’s moral about causing anxiety?
Benefits

Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his ‘moral mission’. But what’s moral about causing anxiety?

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
Disability benefits

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system

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Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’
Disability benefits

Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’

Benefit reforms ‘entirely in the wrong direction’ to help disabled people into work, DWP warned
Benefits

Benefit reforms ‘entirely in the wrong direction’ to help disabled people into work, DWP warned

DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants
Benefit fraud

DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
Benefits

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system