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DWP says there's 'more learning to do' as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants
The Department - book about the failings of the DWP by John Pring
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP says there's 'more learning to do' as every MP given book on deaths of disabled benefit claimants

'This will only intensify': Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves
older man in heatwave temperatures
Heatwave

'This will only intensify': Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves

Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'

Elderly people's lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: 'This is a mistake'
uncle nigel
Winter fuel payment

Elderly people's lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: 'This is a mistake'

Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: 'Throwing good money away'
Couple Russ and Selma sitting in the Travelodge where they were placed by their local council after experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: 'Throwing good money away'

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

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent
woman at laptop looking stressed
RENTING

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent

Labour reveals plan to build 300,000 homes stuck in planning limbo: 'We have a moral obligation'
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner
Housing

Labour reveals plan to build 300,000 homes stuck in planning limbo: 'We have a moral obligation'

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

'We could be the next Grenfell': Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK's cladding crisis
Firefighters battle Dagenham fire
Dagenham fire

'We could be the next Grenfell': Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK's cladding crisis

Labour urged against return to austerity as Keir Starmer warns of 'painful' autumn budget
Autumn budget

Labour urged against return to austerity as Keir Starmer warns of 'painful' autumn budget

Rough sleeping response team to ensure 'pets won't be left behind in fight against homelessness'
Street Vet's Jade Statt helps man and pet staffie
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping response team to ensure 'pets won't be left behind in fight against homelessness'

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'

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
elderly couple walking together
Social care

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds

Labour accused of 'aligning with landlords' and 'heaping misery on families' over social rent hike
Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Social housing

Labour accused of 'aligning with landlords' and 'heaping misery on families' over social rent hike

Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness: 'This will get us back on track'
Angela Rayner visits Social Bite homeless village in Edinburgh
Homelessness

Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness: 'This will get us back on track'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

Renters 'must earn more than £75,000' to afford to live in London
An aerial photo of London
RENTING

Renters 'must earn more than £75,000' to afford to live in London

Use money from Brits' dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told
Placards held up at counter protests in London following UK riots
UK riots

Use money from Brits' dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ulyana Travola alongside her husband and children, who are still in Ukraine
Ukraine war

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes