Benefits
Child benefit: Why your payment has been reduced ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee
Child benefit: Why your payment has been reduced ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee
Parents and guardians have seen their child benefit come through early, and at a much lower amount than usual. Here’s why it’s nothing to worry about.
Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
The DWP has announced it is resuming moving legacy benefit claimants over to universal credit after a pause due to Covid.
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
The online benefits system makes claiming easier for some. But for others, digital exclusion keeps them locked out of support
Elderly people are ‘riding buses all day to stay warm’, experts warn ministers
Elderly people are ‘riding buses all day to stay warm’, experts warn ministers
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
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
Spring Budget: Four things the Chancellor could announce to tackle the cost of living crisis
Spring Budget: Four things the Chancellor could announce to tackle the cost of living crisis
The government is cutting support for struggling renters at the ‘worst possible time’
The government is cutting support for struggling renters at the ‘worst possible time’
‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
Nine million families will be £500 worse off from April
Nine million families will be £500 worse off from April
Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government
Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government
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Climate change, police violence, and benefits: The people taking the government to court
Climate change, police violence, and benefits: The people taking the government to court
‘Just write millions of cheques’: Economists call for cash payments to ease cost of living crisis
‘Just write millions of cheques’: Economists call for cash payments to ease cost of living crisis
Here’s where to find help as the cost of living soars
Here’s where to find help as the cost of living soars
MPs win fight to make disability benefits research public after DWP refusal
MPs win fight to make disability benefits research public after DWP refusal
Universal credit taper rate change does not help low-income families ‘live with dignity’
Universal credit taper rate change does not help low-income families ‘live with dignity’
Legacy benefits freeze left disabled people living on ‘historically’ low payments, court hears
Legacy benefits freeze left disabled people living on ‘historically’ low payments, court hears
‘What kidnappers do’ – DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
‘What kidnappers do’ – DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
‘Degrading’ disability benefits assessments leave people ‘in physical pain’
‘Degrading’ disability benefits assessments leave people ‘in physical pain’
Benefits freeze must end with above-inflation rise, says Citizens Advice
Benefits freeze must end with above-inflation rise, says Citizens Advice
Amber Rudd announces benefit sanctions will be reduced to six months
Amber Rudd announces benefit sanctions will be reduced to six months
The benefits freeze will not be lifted in the Spring Statement, says Rudd
The benefits freeze will not be lifted in the Spring Statement, says Rudd
Finland’s basic income experiment has returned its long-awaited first results
Finland’s basic income experiment has returned its long-awaited first results
One year after I, Daniel Blake – what has changed?
One year after I, Daniel Blake – what has changed?
Single mothers in High Court victory over government’s benefit cap
