15 h. ago DWP disability cuts branded 'catastrophic' as Liz Kendall unveils major changes

Charities urged MPs to reject changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit, which the Government's own assessment said risked pushing people into poverty

Politics

4 d. ago Young carer who unwittingly breached allowance rules forced to repay £2,000

Rose Jones, who cared for mother from age of eight, twice wrongly advised by work coach on joining DWP job schemeA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother from the age of eight was forced to repay more than £2,000 when she unwittingly breached carer’s allowance benefit earnings rules after joining a government youth employment scheme.Rose Jones, 22, said she was twice wrongly advised by her jobcentre work coach that her wages earned under the Kickstart scheme would not affect her eligibility for carer’s allowance. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago BREAKING ITV launches brand new channel amid daytime cuts and redundancies

ITV has announced it has launched a brand new channel - just weeks after a number of its Daytime offerings were cut including Lorraine and Loose Women

Culture

2 w. ago Private jet airline offers 'mystery' European flights for £420pp

Private jet brand Chapman Freeman says the cut-price bougie flights are 'ideal for adventurers who want to let go and be surprised, but still expect luxury at every step.'

Economics

2 w. 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

2 w. 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

2 w. ago 'I received a letter saying my disabled daughter is fit for work

Mum of disabled woman who took life after DWP mistakenly stopped benefits warns Ros Wynne-Jones that more vulnerable people will die if Labour continue with disability cuts

Politics