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Labour's plan to 'get Brits back to work' must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Labour's plan to 'get Brits back to work' must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
DWP benefit payment dates in October 2024 – including how to get universal credit and more
DWP benefit payment dates in October 2024 – including how to get universal credit and more
DWP's crackdown on welfare fraud risks 'criminalising' innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
DWP's crackdown on welfare fraud risks 'criminalising' innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
DWP's uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: 'What's going to happen to me?'
DWP's uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: 'What's going to happen to me?'
Rachel Reeves promises 'no return to austerity' amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
Rachel Reeves promises 'no return to austerity' amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
'Poverty is out of control': Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
'Poverty is out of control': Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP 'deductions'
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP 'deductions'
UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it's still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants
UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it's still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here's how it's changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here's how it's changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Poor, sick and disabled pensioners to lose winter fuel payment: 'We are incredibly worried'
Poor, sick and disabled pensioners to lose winter fuel payment: 'We are incredibly worried'
Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Thousands call on Labour and DWP to scrap 'dangerous' disability benefit reforms
Thousands call on Labour and DWP to scrap 'dangerous' disability benefit reforms
Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds
Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds
Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Sadiq Khan: 'Keir Starmer didn't get into politics to take things from people who need them'
Sadiq Khan: 'Keir Starmer didn't get into politics to take things from people who need them'
Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: 'It's degrading'
Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: 'It's degrading'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky'
Domestic abuse survivor had 'no chance' of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
