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‘Budget for older people’ needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says SNP

by Steven Preece

22nd October 2018

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Government must deliver a 'budget for older people' to boost incomes and tackle pensioner poverty.

DWP ‘playing people for fools’ with ‘misleading’ Universal Credit ads

by Steven Preece

19th October 2018

DWP HQ, Caxton House, London. Photo: Paul Billanie for Welfare Weekly.

Frank Field accuses the DWP of sharing 'misleading' and 'disingenuous' Universal Credit ads on Twitter.

Number of Scots seeking advice for rent arrears soars 47% in five years

by Steven Preece

18th October 2018

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Citizens Advice Scotland name Universal Credit as one of the biggest drivers behind rising rent arrears.

Charity calls for an end to the ‘senseless’ 20-metre PIP rule

by Steven Preece

17th October 2018

MS Society says the "senseless and arbitrary rule" is trapping people in their own homes.

Outrage as disability assessment reports are ‘altered’ to refuse benefits support

by Steven Preece

16th October 2018

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DWP accused of "tampering" with assessment reports in order to refuse disabled people benefits.

Disability hate crimes up by a third since last year, shocking figures reveal

by Steven Preece

15th October 2018

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The number of recorded disability hate crimes have surged by a third over the last year

Benefit sanctions can be life-threatening for disabled people, researchers warn

by Steven Preece

15th October 2018

Benefits sanctions and conditions are pushing disabled people further from employment and damaging their health.

School opens its own foodbank over Universal Credit hunger fears

by Steven Preece

14th October 2018

A Trussell Trust foodbank. Photo credit: Newfrontiers via photopin cc

"We don't want hungry children", said the school's principle.

Most Brits now oppose Universal Credit, poll shows

by Steven Preece

13th October 2018

However, poll results suggest that many Britons still don't understand or know what Universal Credit is.

Benefit freeze to cost UK’s poorest households £210 in 2019 – so much for an ‘end to austerity’

by Steven Preece

13th October 2018

Chancellor Phillip Hammond urged to use the Autumn Budget later this month to call time on the benefit freeze.

Universal Credit will leave three million households worse off, report says

by Steven Preece

13th October 2018

Tory policy will leave 3.2 million households around £50 a week worse off compared with tax credits.

Man whose father took his own life calls on DWP to scrap Universal Credit

by Natalie Leal

12th October 2018

Universal Credit roll-out will “leave thousands of people with mental health problems without support and struggling to survive".

Labour call for Universal Credit ‘gagging clauses’ to be removed

by Steven Preece

12th October 2018

“All civil society organisations must have the right to speak out about this injustice."

UK Government told to ‘end age discrimination’ in minimum wage rates

by Steven Preece

12th October 2018

Tories urged to “stop discriminating against young people” and change the law to ensure that all workers are entitled to a real Living Wage.

Universal Credit: Charities told to sign ‘gagging clauses’ to protect Esther McVey’s reputation

by Steven Preece

12th October 2018

Work and Pensions Secretary, Esther McVey MP. Photo: UK Parliament (Open Government License).

Charities told to "not do anything which may attract adverse publicity" toward the DWP.

Universal Credit: Charities told to sign ‘gagging clauses’ to protect Esther McVey’s reputation

DWP officials pocket £44 million in ‘performance’ bonuses despite universal credit debacle

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‘Budget for older people’ needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says SNP

DWP ‘playing people for fools’ with ‘misleading’ Universal Credit ads

Number of Scots seeking advice for rent arrears soars 47% in five years

Most Brits now oppose Universal Credit, poll shows

Benefit freeze to cost UK’s poorest households £210 in 2019 – so much for an ‘end to austerity’

Labour call for Universal Credit ‘gagging clauses’ to be removed

UK Government told to ‘end age discrimination’ in minimum wage rates

Universal Credit: Charities told to sign ‘gagging clauses’ to protect Esther McVey’s reputation

Universal Credit: Charities told to sign ‘gagging clauses’ to protect Esther McVey’s reputation

DWP officials pocket £44 million in ‘performance’ bonuses despite universal credit debacle

DWP forced to admit more than 111,000 benefit deaths

Thousands of unpaid carers face benefit fraud allegations because of the DWP’s own incompetence

Lone Parents Hit By Nearly 44,000 Benefit Sanctions, DWP Figures Show

Exclusive: DWP Admit Using Fake Claimant’s Comments In Benefit Sanctions Leaflet

‘Budget for older people’ needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says SNP

DWP ‘playing people for fools’ with ‘misleading’ Universal Credit ads

Number of Scots seeking advice for rent arrears soars 47% in five years

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‘Budget for older people’ needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says SNP

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Number of Scots seeking advice for rent arrears soars 47% in five years

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