Welfare
In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
To prevent further poverty and homelessness, John Bird says radical, emergency thinking is needed immediately
Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’
Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’
Universal credit and other benefits are increasing by 10.1 per cent in April. But they will be lower than their pre-pandemic levels in real terms until 2025, according to research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
John Bird would like to embrace the fluency of Jonathan Swift to highlight how people are trapped in poverty
‘We have to keep fighting’: Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
‘We have to keep fighting’: Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
BetterPod: Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on the cost-of-living crisis
BetterPod: Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on the cost-of-living crisis
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
UK needs radical expansion of free services, says report
