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MPs vote to take forward 'brutal' cuts to disability benefits: 'It will come to haunt this government'
Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

MPs vote to take forward 'brutal' cuts to disability benefits: 'It will come to haunt this government'

Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour's benefits bill, PIP changes and who's affected
Keir Starmer
Welfare reform

Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour's benefits bill, PIP changes and who's affected

MPs must vote down Labour's benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
disability benefits cuts protest
Mikey Erhardt

MPs must vote down Labour's benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake

Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog
Disability benefits

Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog

How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?
Disability benefits

How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?

Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don't know where I'd be without PIP
Haitham Elmasri
Disability benefits

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don't know where I'd be without PIP

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Paul McNamee

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of

I'm a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
child in waterproof jacket
Two-child benefit cap

I'm a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down's syndrome
Sophie and Emily Potter
Emily Potter and Sophie Potter

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down's syndrome

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking in parliament
Disability Benefits

Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there

I'm a Labour MP and this is why I still can't support the government's disability benefits cuts
Cat Eccles MP

I'm a Labour MP and this is why I still can't support the government's disability benefits cuts

Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'
Onside Takeover

James Arthur: 'It's too scary to even think about where I'd be if I didn't do music'

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'
Onside takeover

School standards minister: 'We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
If Labour takes my PIP away, I'll have to give up the job I love
Photo of Hannah Moreton, who works for Sense
Disability benefits

If Labour takes my PIP away, I'll have to give up the job I love

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour's benefit cuts could make them homeless
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour's benefit cuts could make them homeless

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless
a blue tent pitched in a car park with a shopping trolley and plastic bags leaning against it
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?