Benefits
Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
Councils wasted £60 million fighting parents over support for disabled children, writes Disabled Children’s Partnership’s Stephen Kingdom. It could have funded 10,000 mainstream school spaces for kids with additional needs
Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
Monika, from Preston, has backed The Big Issue’s End Housing Insecurity Now campaign after struggling to find a place to live following a Section 21 notice earlier this year
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
The Big Issue has discovered how many millions the government is spending to “defend the indefensible” and fight people who are appealing PIP, universal credit, DLA and ESA decisions
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’
Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’
Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer’s controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer’s controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
‘The juggle is real’: Single parents, childcare and how Big Issue Recruit can help
DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments
‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like?
What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like?
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
