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DWP faces 'crisis' as staff driven to 'depression' and 'sickness' amid mounting pressure
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Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces 'crisis' as staff driven to 'depression' and 'sickness' amid mounting pressure

Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt accused of 'cynical attack' on sick and disabled benefits claimants
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Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt accused of 'cynical attack' on sick and disabled benefits claimants

Families left with 'nothing' as cost of living payments fail to cover essentials: 'My bank account is empty'
benefits recipient
Cost of living crisis

Families left with 'nothing' as cost of living payments fail to cover essentials: 'My bank account is empty'

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: 'We will take your benefits away'
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Benefits

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: 'We will take your benefits away'

Disabled people are trying to tell us how benefits system is killing them. It's time we listened
disability benefits protest
Dr China Mills

Disabled people are trying to tell us how benefits system is killing them. It's time we listened

Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a 'failure' due to benefits not covering essentials
mental health
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a 'failure' due to benefits not covering essentials

Millions of Brits considering suicide due to cost of living crisis, report finds
Many universal credit claimants are struggling to cope. Image: Pexels
Cost of living crisis

Millions of Brits considering suicide due to cost of living crisis, report finds

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal
Sarah Smithers
Disability benefits

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal

Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don't rise with inflation, experts warn
Child
Benefits

Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don't rise with inflation, experts warn

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'
Ian Meldrum
Disability benefits

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'

Instead of helping disabled people, Rishi Sunak wants to force us to work ourselves to death
Rishi Sunak
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Instead of helping disabled people, Rishi Sunak wants to force us to work ourselves to death

Here's when people got the disability cost of living payment – and what to do if yours is missing
Image of person in wheelchair/ Disability cost of living payment
Cost of living crisis

Here's when people got the disability cost of living payment – and what to do if yours is missing

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
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Disability benefits

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims

State pension rise due to triple lock will be 'wholly unfair' on benefits claimants, charities warn
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Pensions

State pension rise due to triple lock will be 'wholly unfair' on benefits claimants, charities warn

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: 'I was in shock'
Braille on protest poster
Disability benefits

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: 'I was in shock'

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
dwp protest
Disability benefits

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?

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What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer's controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
Liz Kendall
Cabinet reshuffle

What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer's controversial shadow work and pensions secretary

Government's new welfare reforms could cause 'huge anxiety for disabled people'
Disability benefits

Government's new welfare reforms could cause 'huge anxiety for disabled people'

Disabled people face 'harrowing' and 'inhumane' benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Disability symbol on ground
Disability benefits

Disabled people face 'harrowing' and 'inhumane' benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Josh, who struggled with DWP disability benefits
Disability benefits

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away

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