DWP chiefs handed £17k bonus bonanza as thousands turn to food banks
DWP chiefs charged with cutting vital benefits for the poorest in society have been handed as much as £17.5k in...
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80 charities issue formal complaint against ‘misleading’ DWP Universal Credit adverts
A coalition of 80 different charities have written a formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority.
UK Government told ‘homelessness is not a crime’
UK Government urged to scrap the "centuries old" Vagrancy Act, which punishes vulnerable people for being homeless.
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Benefit sanctions should not be imposed on military veterans
Researchers call for urgent reforms to a "baffling" benefit system to protect ex-forces personnel.
Child poverty campaigners welcome Supreme Court housing benefit victory
Supreme Court rules that tenants should not be forced to use subsistence benefits to cover housing benefit shortfalls.
Chronically ill father hung himself after cruel DWP stopped his benefits, inquest told
He was found 'fit for work' despite difficulties with breathing.
Nearly 900,000 Scottish households are living in fuel poverty
10% of Scottish households are unable to afford energy bills.
Universal Credit: Family of terminally ill girl struggling to make ends meet after payments stopped
Universal Credit has been widely condemned by charities and others for pushing vulnerable people into abject poverty.
LibDem council refuses to accept responsibility for housing homeless domestic violence victim
Ombudsman says homeless woman and her children were left in unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation.
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Benefit sanctions should not be imposed on military veterans
Researchers call for urgent reforms to a "baffling" benefit system to protect ex-forces personnel.
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