Tag: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

The following article is a comment piece from an anonymous reader An open letter to Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting, Rachel ...

Meet Crips Against Cuts – who have joined the fight against Labour and the DWP

A new grassroots campaign group is planning to take action against the Labour Party-led Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...

A disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts

by The Canary

Disabled art activist Dolly Sen is sending the Labour Party government a clear, and harrowing message. That is, the callous ...

DWP cuts were the subject of this week's BBC Question Time - and one woman made a brilliant point

Audience member puts entire BBCQT panel to shame over DWP cuts

by Ed Sykes

On BBC Question Time, an audience member had a powerful message for the Labour Party government as it prioritises attacking ...

Torsten Bell has now waded into the DWP WASPI debate

DWP chaos for WASPI women as notorious minister Torsten Bell wades in

by Steve Topple

In a growing uproar surrounding the treatment of women affected by changes to the State Pension age, the Department for ...

On World Down's Syndrome Day, the UK Labour government has effectively abandoned disabled children

It’s World Down’s Syndrome Day – but under Labour, there is nothing to celebrate for us and Betsy

by Rachel Curtis

At the end of a week that saw our Labour Party government announce plans to strip some disabled people of ...

A new report into accessible transport has been released just as the DWP cuts disabled people's benefits

The state of accessible transport has been exposed – just as the DWP is hammering disabled people

A House of Commons committee has revealed a damning picture of wide-scale accessibility failures that it says are “systemically ingrained” ...

The arrogant Labour MP from Newsnight got over £82 for just ONE HOUR of work

by Ed Sykes

Keir Starmer's Labour government is a corrupt, elitist, soulless mess. But we shouldn't just feel sick about it wheeling out ...

Labour is not supporting chronically ill and disabled people back into work

Want to support chronically ill and disabled people into work? Why not try listening to them.

by Jamie Driscoll

Peter had been an HGV driver for over 20 years. One day, Peter had a seizure. And – bang – ...

DWP rule changes are going to hit gen z hard

Labour blatantly hates Gen Z – and now, the DWP is trying to kill us off

by HG

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) boss Liz Kendall announced £5bn in cuts on Tuesday 18 March. She did so ...

DWP Cuts have finally been announced and people on PIP and universal credit will be hit hardest

The DWP just quietly released its most disgusting piece of ‘research’ yet

The same day the Labour Party government launched its plans for a sweep of devastating welfare cuts, the Department for ...

Labour is increasing barriers to work for disabled people

A ‘Labour’ government creating more barriers to work for disabled people

by Ruth Hunt

19 March 2025

Those with a disability want to work, and do work, if they can. But mounting disability-related costs, such as care-costs, ...

Liz Kendall ‘backs’ petition to stop government ‘cutting disability benefits’ while bowing to the rich

by Ed Sykes

19 March 2025

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) boss Liz Kendall has encouraged people to sign a petition to stop "unfair cuts ...

Planned Universal Credit changes under Labour are not being consulted on

The most callous part of Liz Kendall’s DWP plans was actually a Tory idea she’s made worse