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Department for Work and Pensions

New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
Chloe Smith/ Benefits
Cost of living crisis

New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits

£150 cost of living disability payment is not enough, charities warn
Cost of living crisis

£150 cost of living disability payment is not enough, charities warn

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Employment

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000

DWP staff are having to claim benefits themselves
The green job centre plus sign hangs above a wet and dirty concrete architrave
In-work poverty

DWP staff are having to claim benefits themselves

The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked
Unemployment

The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked

High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments
legacy benefits protesters
Welfare system

High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments

The DWP must start putting people before process
The government and DWP needs to treat people with disabilities with dignity and respect, according to campaigners.
Ella Abraham

The DWP must start putting people before process

'What kidnappers do' - DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
universal credit
Social Justice

'What kidnappers do' - DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper