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No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
Rachel Reeves
Household support fund

No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says

Disabled people's health is 'shockingly neglected' in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins
disabled people sport
Disability rights

Disabled people's health is 'shockingly neglected' in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins

How this year's Paralympic Games definitely corrects the mistakes of old
Paralympics

How this year's Paralympic Games definitely corrects the mistakes of old

'We're going to war': Meet the wheelchair rugby stars 'normalising disability' at the Paralympics
Paralympics

'We're going to war': Meet the wheelchair rugby stars 'normalising disability' at the Paralympics

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits
keir starmer
Winter fuel payment

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: 'It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs'
Ed Jackson
Letter To My Younger Self

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: 'It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs'

'Nobody should feel on their own': How pubs are stepping up to tackle the UK's loneliness epidemic
Community

'Nobody should feel on their own': How pubs are stepping up to tackle the UK's loneliness epidemic

Care homes at risk of closure as new visa rules drive staffing crisis: 'The sector can't function'
social care crisis sees care workers experiencing low pay
Social care crisis

Care homes at risk of closure as new visa rules drive staffing crisis: 'The sector can't function'

British children need a 'digital vaccination' to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
A child looking at a laptop computer
Mark Mon Williams

British children need a 'digital vaccination' to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation

Millions of Brits unable to afford winter energy bills as price cap rises by £149: 'Disastrous'
hob on flame
Energy bills

Millions of Brits unable to afford winter energy bills as price cap rises by £149: 'Disastrous'

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Kneecap
Film

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Music

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
households
Household support fund

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends

Children in kinship care are being pushed to breaking point. Change can't come soon enough
Kinship care

Children in kinship care are being pushed to breaking point. Change can't come soon enough

'I'm going to die and I'm still not sick enough for PIP': The reality of DWP disability benefits system
james oliver, who died after battle to get DWP benefits
Department for Work and Pensions

'I'm going to die and I'm still not sick enough for PIP': The reality of DWP disability benefits system

Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Men, you are beautiful. Just accept it'
Jordan Stephens

Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Men, you are beautiful. Just accept it'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Music

Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime
Local residents at the unveiling of the Northumberland Park Street Gym, developed by not-for-profit organisation Raza Sana and funded by Gymbox and Haringey Council
Community

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP's support fund ends next month
household support fund
Household support fund

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP's support fund ends next month

When I'm in Paris with Emily, nothing can go wrong. If only I could be more like her
Lucy Sweet

When I'm in Paris with Emily, nothing can go wrong. If only I could be more like her