Welfare

Scrapping two-child benefit cap would save hundreds of infants’ lives, study finds
Two-child benefit cap

Scrapping two-child benefit cap would save hundreds of infants’ lives, study finds

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments
Benefits

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments

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

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’

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population
James Rose

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population

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

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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

Sunak calls general election for 4 July: ‘It’s time to put a limping government out of its misery’
General election 2024

Sunak calls general election for 4 July: ‘It’s time to put a limping government out of its misery’

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