50 m. ago Keir Starmer vows Labour will not 'take away safety net' vulnerable people rely on

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way"

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4 h. ago ‘Trying to claim PIP was awful – Labour still wants to make it harder’

More than half of disabled people who attend a health benefit assessment say they feel humiliated by the process

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5 h. ago ‘You have to fight tooth and nail’: PIP claimants tell of struggle to get awarded as Labour accused of making it harder

More than half of disabled people who attend a health benefit assessment say they feel humiliated by the process

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7 h. ago Labour will not drag away 'safety net' from the vulnerable, says Starmer

The Prime Minister's speech to the Welsh Labour conference came after a U-turn on welfare reforms

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8 h. ago Starmer: Labour will not take away ‘safety net’ from vulnerable people

The Prime Minister told the Welsh Labour conference the ‘broken’ welfare system must be fixed ‘in a Labour way’.

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61 h. ago The Greater Manchester streets where more people claim PIP than anywhere else

The number of claimants in England and Wales has risen by 77 per cent since 2019

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5 d. ago DWP confirms 700,000 people ‘will not be affected’ by PIP reforms

Nearly 700,000 people over the State Pension age currently claim PIP - but they are not likely to be affected by reforms, according to a government minister

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5 d. ago Older people making a new claim for PIP could boost income to up to £1,670 each month

In most cases, people nearing State Pension age making a new claim for PIP are given a 10-year award.

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1 week ago People waiting on new PIP claim decision may also be due one

New claimants who started their PIP claim before April 5 may be due a lump sum.

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2 w. ago PIP could provide up to £749 every month to people with respiratory conditions including asthma

Nearly 138,000 people are receiving PIP or Adult Disability Payment for over 20 respiratory conditions.

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2 w. ago Voices: Look away, Sir Keir! Labour’s bible has given its verdict on you

The New Statesman’s new editor is a critical friend of the prime minister – very critical, as it turns out, writes John Rentoul (a former deputy editor of the magazine)

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2 w. ago UK government boosts NHS spending by 3% but cuts other budgets

Chancellor Rachel Reeves squeezes many departments in long-awaited Labour plan

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2 w. ago Boy, 8, turned away by NHS because he is a private school pupil, amid claims by MPs that Labour's raid on fee

Tory MPs described the move as 'morally indefensible' and a symptom of Labour's 'vile class war'. Pictured: File photo

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3 w. ago Workaholic Brits are 'giving away' up to £29 billion worth of free labour a year

A quarter of those not taking their full lunchbreak end up skipping it entirely twice per week - and there are fears it could be contributing to burnout

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3 w. ago People on Universal Credit with health issues could be due up to £1,130 every month

Disability benefits such as PIP or ADP do not count towards the benefit cap.

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3 w. ago PIP: controversial voucher allowance update as DWP reforms threaten UK support claim payments for millions

Plans to limit disability benefits to vouchers and grants have sparked outrage 🧾

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and children: protect the innocent from this dark vision of the US soul | Editorial

Republicans say they want more babies, but seek to strip away healthcare and food support, undermine migrant families and remove labour protections for the young“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children,” Nelson Mandela observed 30 years ago. Though the ugly heart of the Trump administration has hardly been hidden, there is an especially grotesque contrast between its vaunted family values and its treatment of the young.On the campaign trail, Donald Trump declared: “I want a baby boom.” JD Vance, his vice-president, says he wants “more happy children in our country”. Maga pro-natalists are pushing incentives for families to have more children. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Full list of conditions where PIP claimants are most likely to be affected by cuts

DWP has released new figures on the conditions who could be most likely to not qualify as people must score at least eight points across 10 questions in the daily living assessment to claim PIP

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