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DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners 'suffer for rest of their lives'
Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners 'suffer for rest of their lives'
'DWP has learnt nothing': DWP sparks fury by seizing woman's £16k inheritance over Co-op job
'DWP has learnt nothing': DWP sparks fury by seizing woman's £16k inheritance over Co-op job
Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
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
UK 'no longer a leader in disability rights' as UN finds Tory policy has led to 'hate'
UK 'no longer a leader in disability rights' as UN finds Tory policy has led to 'hate'
Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?
Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?
Why Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour's future
Why Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour's future
UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem
Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
Why Starmer's £28bn green pledge U-turn is bad news for the climate, economy and his path to power
Why Starmer's £28bn green pledge U-turn is bad news for the climate, economy and his path to power
Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here's how that money could be better spent
Landlords to get £70bn in government housing support. Here's how that money could be better spent
Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead
Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead
How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: 'An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis'
How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: 'An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis'
5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail
5 reasons why Sunak's 'British homes for British workers' social housing plan is doomed to fail
It's 20 years and six prime ministers since UK last saw a sustained fall in poverty. Yes, really
It's 20 years and six prime ministers since UK last saw a sustained fall in poverty. Yes, really
Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: 'Everywhere has been levelled down'
Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: 'Everywhere has been levelled down'
MPs have backed Rishi Sunak's offensive Rwanda bill. Here's how it threatens our human rights
