Department for Work and Pensions

Britain's cruel war on single mums must end. It's time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
ruth talbot
Ruth Talbot

Britain's cruel war on single mums must end. It's time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap

The UK cannot just end the two-child limit on benefits. It must end the benefit cap too, writes Ruth Talbot, founder of Single Parent Rights
'I spent my burial fund on repairs': Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
Pension poverty

'I spent my burial fund on repairs': Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills

I'm a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe alongside her three kids.
Thea Jaffe

I'm a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too

15 years on, it's time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 
Iain Porter

15 years on, it's time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 

Universal credit sanctions more 'severe' and 'damaging' than criminal fines, report finds
Universal credit

Universal credit sanctions more 'severe' and 'damaging' than criminal fines, report finds

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Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to 'keep Britain working'
Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Claire Fisher

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to 'keep Britain working'

What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
a close-up view of scattered £5, £10 and £20 notes scattered
Benefits

What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?

'Incentivising work' or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Ayla Ozmen

'Incentivising work' or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Pedestrians walking through London
Work

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
pupil slicer members
Music

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system

How trust could transform Britain's broken benefits system
Pat McFadden, work and pensions secretary. Image: House of Commons/ Flickr
Lucy Bannister

How trust could transform Britain's broken benefits system

DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
A person paying bills.
Benefits

DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Parents holding a child's hand
Benefits

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
Jasleen Chaggar

UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves laughing
Benefit fraud

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
two people on chairs having a discussion. a form is in the centre
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services

Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Access to work

Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
dwp benefits christmas/ bauble
Christmas

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Image of a calendar
Benefits

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
Jobcentre Plus
Disabled people

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?
money/ pip backdated payments
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?

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How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
DWP disability benefits
Disability benefits

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

Universal credit sanctions 'undermine' Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
A DWP Jobcentre
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal credit sanctions 'undermine' Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: 'We have to keep going'
energy bills
fuel poverty

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: 'We have to keep going'

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here's the proof
looking down on a table that has a notebook open on it alongside a pen, calculator and an apple // housing benefit
Juliette Flach

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here's the proof