Welfare
Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’
DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
DWP could deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of disabled and ill people under new plans
DWP could deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of disabled and ill people under new plans
Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don’t rise with inflation, experts warn
Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don’t rise with inflation, experts warn
Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn
Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn
Government warned tougher benefit rules will cause ‘destitution’: ‘People are struggling’
Government warned tougher benefit rules will cause ‘destitution’: ‘People are struggling’
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer’s controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer’s controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’
Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
‘We have to keep fighting’: Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
‘We have to keep fighting’: Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
