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Benefits

Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits
Department for Work and Pensions

Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits

When Daniel Jwanczuk's wife Suzzi died, he was denied bereavement payments and driven to food parcels. He keeps beating the DWP in court, but they keep appealing
Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour's benefit cuts
Disability benefits

Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour's benefit cuts

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
Letters

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems

DWP urged to withdraw 'dangerous' and 'inaccessible' consultation into benefit cuts
Disability benefits

DWP urged to withdraw 'dangerous' and 'inaccessible' consultation into benefit cuts

Blind people feel 'anxious and outraged' over Labour's benefit cuts: 'I'm struggling as it is'
Disability benefits

Blind people feel 'anxious and outraged' over Labour's benefit cuts: 'I'm struggling as it is'

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Torture survivors face 'gruelling' process to get disability benefits – and it could get even worse
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Disability benefits

Torture survivors face 'gruelling' process to get disability benefits – and it could get even worse

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
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Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told

I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
A group of people stands with banners outside the Treasury
Two-child benefit cap

I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go

'Time for radical thinking': What's the bigger picture behind Reeves' dramatic benefit cuts?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring statement

'Time for radical thinking': What's the bigger picture behind Reeves' dramatic benefit cuts?

Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?
energy bills
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 
John Bird

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 

DWP ordered to correct 'entirely misleading' claim about universal credit claimants looking for work
dwp
Benefits

DWP ordered to correct 'entirely misleading' claim about universal credit claimants looking for work

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
DWP, benefits
Social Justice

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about

Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Jeff Goldblum and his keys to life

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
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Benefits

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP 'work coach shortage' could undermine Labour's bid to help disabled people into work
jobcentre plus/ dwp
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP 'work coach shortage' could undermine Labour's bid to help disabled people into work

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
mother holding a baby
Ruth Talbot

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'

Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: 'This is change for the worse'
Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: 'This is change for the worse'

'Welfare not warfare': Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts
Disabled people protest benefits cuts at Downing Street ahead of the Spring Statement
Spring Statement

'Welfare not warfare': Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement means for you
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her spring statement to parliament
Spring Statement

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement means for you

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
There's no defence for raiding the social security pot
John Bird

There's no defence for raiding the social security pot

We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected
spring budget/ disabled people
Mikey Erhardt

We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Stock image of bank notes and coins
Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

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