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

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

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

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

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’

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’

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

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

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all

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

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’

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

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?

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 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’

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’

Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’
DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants

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

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?

Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?
Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
