Mothers to take DWP to court over ‘inhumane’ benefit rules on non-consensual conception
High court approves judicial review of rules denying some women exception to two-child limit on universal credit
October 2024
More than 1m households to get £420 budget boost in universal credit change
Exclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debts
Macron’s business policies made him ‘president of the rich’. Rachel Reeves, beware
The chancellor rightly wants to stimulate the economy by boosting growth. But she would be unwise to do it at the expense of the poorest, writes Phillip Inman
Surprise fall in UK inflation badly timed for benefit recipients
Two-thirds of UK benefits claimants with debts ‘have gone without food’
How many people in the UK are in ‘hunger and hardship’?
September 2024
‘I have £7 in my bank account’: how the two-child benefit cap changed Britain
Labour’s benefit fraud crackdown would allow officials to access bank accounts
Benefit sanctions more likely for minority ethnic claimants, UK data shows
The Guardian view on poverty in Britain: desperation in plain sight
Most working families on universal credit struggle to buy essentials, research shows
Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’
August 2024
Which benefits are available to vulnerable people under Labour?
As the winter fuel allowance is scrapped for many pensioners, we outline some other key benefits
Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves to end two-child benefit cap in next budget
Campaigners are warning the chancellor that any delay will keep hundreds of thousands of children in poverty
Life after A-levels isn’t easy – especially if you’re from a poor family
It’s time to end blame culture over benefits bill, says Labour minister
Hardship on the streets of Liverpool: ‘The benefit cap put millions of children in poverty overnight’
July 2024
Labour rebel says she ‘slept well’ after taking stand over two-child benefit cap
Zarah Sultana, one of seven MPs suspended over SNP motion, says she is victim of ‘macho virility test’
Keir Starmer indicates he will consider scrapping two-child benefit cap
PM endorses earlier comments by Bridget Phillipson amid brewing rebellion on policy among Labour MPs
Labour MP calls two-child benefit cap ‘heinous’ in latest call to scrap policy
Keir Starmer under pressure to scrap limit as more than dozen MPs thought to support king’s speech amendment
