34 h. ago DWP cuts impact laid bare with exactly how many will be 'in poverty'

The number is much higher than the Government's projected 250,000 - including 50,000 children

Politics

3 d. ago DWP benefits cut protest sees thousands of people gather in London

Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott are among those making speeches

Events

5 d. ago DWP cuts could strip £100 weekly from thousands of Universal Credit claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on the new Green Paper

Economics

6 d. ago Voices: I went to a DwP benefit cut consultation: Here’s what I found

Attendees were told how important their views were – but it speaks volumes that we were handed leaflets with the number of the Samaritans on it, writes James Moore

Politics

6 d. ago Mum received DWP letter saying her disabled daughter was fit for work – she was dead

Joy Dove, whose daughter Jodey Whiting took her own life after the DWP mistakenly cut her benefits, has warned that further welfare cuts will be 'tantamount to more deaths'

Events

7 d. ago Disabled mum killed herself when benefits were stopped, coroner rules

Jodey Whiting, 42, was housebound, in pain and unable to pay her bills after the DWP cut her off

Events

8 d. ago Surge in parents turning to baby banks as UK’s child poverty crisis laid bare

Exclusive: Celebrities, MPs and campaigners demand to know how this can be happening in this country, as they call for more support for families

Society

1 week ago PIP claimants born in these years will be spared tough DWP changes amid cuts

The Labour Government has confirmed who will be affected by the tough new rules which are being introduced – with millions of people set to be affected by the changes

Politics

1 week ago DWP benefit cuts to PIP planned by Government could be 'tweaked' amid backlash

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is said to be considering 'tweaks' to welfare cuts estimated to be worth £5 billion planned by his Government amid a backlash from backbench MPs over PIP cuts

Politics

2 w. ago DWP unveils plans for PIP claimants with three specific conditions amid cuts

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced people with three common issues living in areas with the worst waiting lists for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are to be treated faster

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer considering DWP benefit cut changes after PIP backlash

The Prime Minister is said to be considering “tweaks” to welfare cuts planned by the Government

Politics

2 w. ago DWP update on major PIP cuts issued by Liz Kendal after £47 a week warning

The Labour Government has defended plans to cut around 400,000 claims from the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by tightening the qualifying criteria of the benefit

Events

2 w. ago PIP claimants told one group will 'not be affected' by DWP's major cuts

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed through minister Sir Stephen Timms the news that one group will automatically be paid their benefit without 'routine reviews'

Politics

3 w. ago They were wrongly chased for money by the DWP and now they're dead

Helena Vesty reports on the mum 'frustrated to the point of desperation’ by the benefits system and the 31-year-old chased for more than £1,000 because of DWP failings whose lives were tragically cut short – and the warnings that more will die

Events

3 w. ago New UK Government update on planned DWP changes to PIP and Winter Fuel Payment cuts

More than 100 MPs have reportedly called for proposed welfare reforms to the disability benefit to be scrapped.

Politics

3 w. ago DWP PIP claimants could lose a second benefit in payment cuts

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to overhaul the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit, which could see thousands of carers losing their entitlement to another payment

Politics

3 w. ago DWP issued warning over mistakes leading to 'serious harm' for vulnerable benefit claimants

A group of MPs have slammed the DWP for its “cost-cutting drives” that continue to cause harm to vulnerable people on benefits

Events

3 w. ago ‘So many are devastated’: Trump’s federal layoffs and their ripple effect

From Beltway Virginia to Pittsburgh, it is not just laid-off workers feeling the impact but whole local economiesNaomi Anderson was on leave looking after her young baby when she was told her US Department of Agriculture job helping farmers in developing countries was being cut. A former volunteer with the Peace Corps, which sends young Americans overseas to projects in emerging economies, Anderson had expected to spend her whole career in international development.“I had taken this job two years ago expecting to stay here for at least 10 years, and you know, we had started to make a community and build up our life here. In January, we had started looking at buying a home,” she says. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago DWP minister resists Labour MPs' calls to delay major benefit cuts vote

Sir Stephen Timms told The Mirror the government needs to 'get on with' overhauling the benefits system as Keir Starmer faces the biggest revolt of his premiership so far

Politics

4 w. ago 150,000 people will have benefit payments cut by DWP under PIP changes

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has put forward changes to PIP that will apply from November 2026

Politics