Feeling the heat? Help our vendors keep cool. Buy a summer support kit for £35
BUY NOW
Welfare
Could the government's disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
Could the government's disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
More than 100 Labour MPs have backed an amendment calling for the disability benefit cuts to be blocked. Here's what it means for the government's plans for welfare reform
Labour pushes on with 'catastrophic' disability benefit cuts: 'The government is just not listening'
Labour pushes on with 'catastrophic' disability benefit cuts: 'The government is just not listening'
Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: 'Families can't wait'
Pressure mounts on Labour over two-child benefit cap as Scotland sets end date: 'Families can't wait'
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: 'I don't want to be part of it'
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: 'I don't want to be part of it'
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
We need to change the way we talk about benefits if we're ever going to rebuild trust in the system
Revealed: The areas where more than half of disabled people could lose their benefits
Revealed: The areas where more than half of disabled people could lose their benefits
'Dangerous' DWP needs 'deep-rooted change' to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
'Dangerous' DWP needs 'deep-rooted change' to stop benefit claimants from dying, damning report finds
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts
I'm a Labour MP. This is why I can't support Starmer's benefits cuts
Disability benefit cuts could be as 'politically toxic' as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Disability benefit cuts could be as 'politically toxic' as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Mum-of-two shares experience of 'dehumanising' DWP benefits system: 'It could kill somebody'
Mum-of-two shares experience of 'dehumanising' DWP benefits system: 'It could kill somebody'
UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds
UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds
Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits
Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits
Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour's benefit cuts
Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour's benefit cuts
DWP urged to withdraw 'dangerous' and 'inaccessible' consultation into benefit cuts
DWP urged to withdraw 'dangerous' and 'inaccessible' consultation into benefit cuts
Blind people feel 'anxious and outraged' over Labour's benefit cuts: 'I'm struggling as it is'
Blind people feel 'anxious and outraged' over Labour's benefit cuts: 'I'm struggling as it is'
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: 'This is change for the worse'
Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: 'This is change for the worse'
There's no defence for raiding the social security pot
There's no defence for raiding the social security pot
We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected
We must learn from Covid and ensure that disabled people are never again neglected
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
UK loses £118bn a year to poor mental health. Cutting benefits is not the answer
Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Rosie Jones and more hit out over benefit cuts: 'It breaks my heart'
