financial and digital inclusion
Letters: Sunak is one of Britain's richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
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Letters: Sunak is one of Britain's richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
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This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
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Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
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General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
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Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
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Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It's time for change
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Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It's time for change
Four million Brits struggle with problem debt. Now's the time for the next government to step up
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Four million Brits struggle with problem debt. Now's the time for the next government to step up
Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
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Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
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Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
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Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
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Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
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DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
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Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
Letters: I'm terrified Labour will be as unfair as the Tories on disability benefits
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Letters: I'm terrified Labour will be as unfair as the Tories on disability benefits
Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: 'PIP fraud is a non-issue'
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Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: 'PIP fraud is a non-issue'
Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
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Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
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Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
DWP snooping on benefit claimants' bank accounts will 'decimate civil liberties', campaigners warn
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DWP snooping on benefit claimants' bank accounts will 'decimate civil liberties', campaigners warn
DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 'agents' to investigate universal credit claimants
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