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23 May Social affairs

Labour Pledges "Transparency" Overhaul of Benefits Sanctions For People With Disabilities

Shadow disabilities minister Vicky Foxcroft has told PoliticsHome that a Labour government would ensure better transparency over benefits sanctions at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

04 Feb Economy

The Mel Stride interview: "In a tight labour market, every worker is really important"

A core member of the Prime Minister’s leadership campaign, Mel Stride, now Department of Work and Pensions Secretary, tells Tali Fraser about his review into why so many people have dropped out of the workforce – and how to bring them back.

Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

21 Jan Economy

The Jonathan Ashworth interview: “We're going to shift power and resources out of Whitehall”

Following his keynote speech setting out Labour’s plans for jobs and welfare, Jonathan Ashworth tells Tali Fraser about linking together health and employment services, his childhood experience of benefits and his determination to not become addicted to work.

Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

10 Oct 2022 Social affairs

Government Sets End Of November Date For Benefits Decision Despite Pressure From Tory Rebels

A decision on whether to raise benefits in line with inflation or earnings will not be announced until the end of November, Work and Pensions Minister Victoria Prentis has confirmed.

08 Jul 2022 Foreign affairs

Benefit Delays For Ukrainian Refugees Leave British Families Turning To Crowdfunding

A Labour MP has branded delays "unacceptable and dangerous" after the wait for benefits payments to Ukrainian refugees has put financial strain on families.

07 Jul 2021 Health

Benefit Rules For Terminally Ill People Could Face "Unacceptable" New Delays

Suggestions that DWP Secretary Thérèse Coffey could delay reforms to benefit rules for terminally ill people yet again have been roundly condemned by medical charities.

09 Jun 2021 Coronavirus

The DWP has invested millions to help job seekers during the pandemic – and is already seeing a return

With the sun in the sky and jabs in our arms, many people are now looking to the future, especially those who sadly lost their jobs or never got onto the jobs ladder in the first place.

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17 Dec 2020 Home affairs

DWP signs legally binding agreement to improve equality and diversity in the workplace

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has entered a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) after a former DWP employee won her claim of direct discrimination on the basis of age and race, racial harassment and victimisation.

26 Nov 2020 Economy

We must ensure our social security system is providing a safety net for everyone who needs it

The Chancellor’s spending review is a missed opportunity to end agonising uncertainty for millions this Christmas. There is still much the DWP can to do to help people get back into work.

25 Nov 2020 Economy

Cutting Universal Credit will plunge families further into poverty and gut-wrenching hardship

Cutting the £20 Universal Credit uplift while unemployment is growing and many families are struggling to make ends meet is unbelievable. This money is what enables some families to put food on the table at the end of the week.

23 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers accused of 'pulling life raft away while storm still rages' as Labour warns of job loss crisis

Labour has accused the Government of "pulling the life raft away while the storm is still raging" as it warned some regions of the UK are set to be disproportionately hit by a looming redundancy crisis.

19 Aug 2020 Social affairs

DWP enters legal agreement to improve services for deaf customers

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has entered a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve support for deaf customers accessing its services by telephone.

06 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Number of households hit by benefit cap rockets 93% amid coronavirus pandemic

The number of households hit by the Government's benefit cap has soared by 93% amid the coronavirus pandemic, new figures have revealed.

28 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

DWP rejects own advisers’ call to up benefits to help two million through coronavirus pandemic

Ministers have rejected a call from their own social security advisers to up the benefits of two million people to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.

23 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Labour and Lib Dems urge DWP to overhaul funeral help as student forced into debt to pay for dad’s burial

The Department for Work and Pensions is facing calls to ramp up the help it provides to people who have lost loved ones after a student was pushed into debt to pay for her father’s burial.

15 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers should be fixing Universal Credit, not glossing over its huge problems

Instead of listening to the people affected and the organisations supporting them the DWP seems intent on propping up the system’s five-week delay

10 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Universal Credit claims could cost Government as much as the benefits it replaced, new report finds

Universal Credit may end up costing the government as much to distribute as the benefits system it replaced, a new report has found.

25 Jun 2020 Social affairs

Universal Credit claimants face 'rigid, unbending, uncaring response' to problems, Labour claims, after government's single mum court battle

Universal Credit claimants who encounter problems with the system face a 'rigid, unbending, uncaring response', Labour has claimed, after the government lost a court battle with four single mums.

22 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: DWP ‘must not ignore’ people claiming legacy benefits after Universal Credit boost

The Government must boost a host of legacy welfare benefits to help people cope with the coronavirus crisis, MPs have said.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: DWP looking to recruit 5,000 benefits claimants to handle surge in Universal Credit claims

Thousands of benefit claimants could be recruited by the Government to help deal with a surge in Universal Credit claims as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, it has emerged.