welfare system
Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?

Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?
Instead of spending 40 per cent of its budget on shoring up poverty, the government should be working to eradicate it
It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser

It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser
Universal credit is currently paid to couples who live together as one lump sum, which campaigners say is another tool for domestic abuse
A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
Poverty will never been eradicated while the Welfare State offers only a sticking plaster, not a solution
What do disability rights experts make of government plans to boost employment?
What do disability rights experts make of government plans to boost employment?
80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net
80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net
Michael Gove takes left turn at the Conservative Party Conference

Michael Gove takes left turn at the Conservative Party Conference
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit

DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’

Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’
Campaigners head to Downing Street to demand ‘unjust’ benefit cap is scrapped in Budget

Campaigners head to Downing Street to demand ‘unjust’ benefit cap is scrapped in Budget
‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis

‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis
How to claim housing benefit and how much support you will get

How to claim housing benefit and how much support you will get
MPs win fight to make disability benefits research public after DWP refusal
