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Benefits

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened
the participants outside downing street
Jo Barker-Marsh and Ruth Patrick

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve
a disability rights poster
Mikey Erhardt

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve

A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty
Child poverty
Joseph Howes

A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty

Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
phillipson and starmer at school
Child poverty

Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

Starmer's intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs
Paul McNamee

Starmer's intention for work and benefits should be applauded – but it must come with good jobs

Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?
Winter fuel payment

Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?

It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system
Liz Kendall
Meagan Levin

It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system

Labour has declared 'war on benefits'. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
A meeting of the child poverty taskforce. From left to right: Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall and education secretary Bridget Phillippson.
Catherine Parsons

Labour has declared 'war on benefits'. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing

'Get Britain Working' risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system
work and pensions secretary liz kendall announces her plan to 'get britain working'
Anela Anwar

'Get Britain Working' risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system

Get Britain Working: What are Labour's plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?
Stock image of a Job Centre Plus sign
Department for Work and Pensions

Get Britain Working: What are Labour's plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?

Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to 'get Britain working again'
dwp's liz kendall
Benefits

Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to 'get Britain working again'

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect
looking down on a table that has a notebook open on it alongside a pen, calculator and an apple // housing benefit
Housing benefits

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect

Labour warned against 'scare tactics' after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to 'get Britain working'
keir starmer
Department for Work and Pensions

Labour warned against 'scare tactics' after revealing Jobcentres reform plan to 'get Britain working'

Keir Starmer's pledge on benefits 'deepens stigma' and leads to 'fear and shame'
keir starmer
Benefits

Keir Starmer's pledge on benefits 'deepens stigma' and leads to 'fear and shame'

'Living is expensive': DWP winter fuel cuts forcing pensioners to choose between heating and eating
Chancellor Rachel Reeve standing at a podium and smiling
Winter fuel payment

'Living is expensive': DWP winter fuel cuts forcing pensioners to choose between heating and eating

Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: 'It's a political choice'
a view from above of an older person with white hair eating out of a pot
Winter fuel payment

Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: 'It's a political choice'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'This cannot go on': Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
food bank
Food banks

'This cannot go on': Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time

Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'
Artificial Intelligence

Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
childcare responsibilities
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

'It can't stay like this': Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
Mwenza Bell and one of her children
Big Community

'It can't stay like this': Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves

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