Welfare

‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
Benefits

‘Dangerous’ DWP needs ‘deep-rooted change’ to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
John Bird

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
Paula Barker MP

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 benefits

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
Department for Work and Pensions

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’
Benefits

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
Benefits

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
Department for Work and Pensions

Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits

DWP urged to withdraw ‘dangerous’ and ‘inaccessible’ consultation into benefit cuts
Disability benefits

DWP urged to withdraw ‘dangerous’ and ‘inaccessible’ consultation into benefit cuts

Blind people feel ‘anxious and outraged’ over Labour’s benefit cuts: ‘I’m struggling as it is’
Disability benefits

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’
Ruth Talbot

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’
Spring Statement

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
John Bird

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot

We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected
Mikey Erhardt

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
Oliver Chantler

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’
Disability benefits

Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Rosie Jones and more hit out over benefit cuts: ‘It breaks my heart’

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DWP minister ‘regrets’ making disabled people feel anxious over benefit cuts
Disability benefits

DWP minister ‘regrets’ making disabled people feel anxious over benefit cuts

Labour warned it is ‘undermining’ its own welfare reforms with £5bn of benefits cuts
Benefits

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
Disability benefits

‘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
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Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits