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DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has promised to commit to a more “efficient and compassionate” service under the new Labour government
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
How Labour’s housebuilding target of 1.5 million new homes hinges on just six private companies
How Labour’s housebuilding target of 1.5 million new homes hinges on just six private companies
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Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Four problems Labour must solve to deliver the social housing Britain urgently needs
Four problems Labour must solve to deliver the social housing Britain urgently needs
Cost of living crisis
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
‘Shameful stuff’: Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
‘Shameful stuff’: Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
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
Housing
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
How Labour’s housebuilding target of 1.5 million new homes hinges on just six private companies
How Labour’s housebuilding target of 1.5 million new homes hinges on just six private companies
Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Four problems Labour must solve to deliver the social housing Britain urgently needs
Four problems Labour must solve to deliver the social housing Britain urgently needs
Our vendors
How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Employment
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’
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
Workers blame Amazon’s ‘union-busting’ after losing historic union vote: ‘This is not the end’
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
‘Huge mandate’: Brits of all political stripes want stronger rights for workers, poll finds
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
From a new UK pilot to union backing: The four-day working week has never been closer to reality
Social justice
DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
‘Shameful stuff’: Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
‘Shameful stuff’: Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
DWP should prioritise supporting benefit claimants over sanctions, most people say
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Activism
France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’
Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’
DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
DWP Jobcentre security guards ‘suffer’ and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Environment
What is the National Wealth Fund? Inside Labour’s less sexy, technocratic replacement for the £28bn
What is the National Wealth Fund? Inside Labour’s less sexy, technocratic replacement for the £28bn
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
Labour’s plan for the climate and nature: The good, the bad and the glaringly absent
Labour’s plan for the climate and nature: The good, the bad and the glaringly absent
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
