DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Human rights campaigners fear that the government’s methods for tackling fraud and error in the benefits system could have ‘devastating consequences’
Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?
Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?
More people are dying from nitazenes – we risk repeating the US fentanyl crisis
More people are dying from nitazenes – we risk repeating the US fentanyl crisis
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Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can
AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
Advice
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
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One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
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Opinion
On a train journey across England I take a trip into my past
On a train journey across England I take a trip into my past
More people are dying from nitazenes – we risk repeating the US fentanyl crisis
More people are dying from nitazenes – we risk repeating the US fentanyl crisis
When speaking out about racism costs you everything
When speaking out about racism costs you everything
Dispersed accommodation is the future for helping domestic abuse survivors escape homelessness
Dispersed accommodation is the future for helping domestic abuse survivors escape homelessness
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Culture
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Lockwood is as profound as she is funny in this depiction of the modern mind
The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief’s rippling effects
The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief’s rippling effects
I ran off to join the circus – here’s what happened
I ran off to join the circus – here’s what happened
Letter To My Younger Self
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
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Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
