The DWP is still ‘penalising’ terminally ill people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently changed its rules around social security claims for terminally ill people. ...
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Canary articles on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), including benefits, pensions, free school meals, and social security like the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
The DWP is in hot water over buried Universal Credit figures
The government's statistics body has intervened in a long-running scandal involving the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It's about ...
A disabled person’s furious response to the cost of living crisis points to a bigger issue
A disabled person has launched a furious response to the government. It's over the so-called 'cost of living crisis'. But ...
Spring Statement just trapped millions of people in a digital workhouse
Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement just confirmed that most people claiming social security from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...
DWP deaths: evidence has now been passed to the UN
A UN human rights committee has been handed evidence of potential violations of chronically ill and disabled peoples' rights. Crucially, ...
An SNP policy in Glasgow hints at a dark path the DWP could follow
SNP-led Glasgow City Council's latest move for its poorest residents sets a worrying precedent. It's planning to restrict how people ...
The DWP is set to essentially cut £10bn from people’s benefits
A think tank has warned that the extent of the cost of living crisis is going to become so bad ...
The DWP’s latest error is ‘cheating’ people out of money
The latest error from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has "cheated" people out of money they're entitled to. ...
Another day and another blow for everyone facing the cost of living crisis
The poorest households are taking another hit to their finances. People could see broadband bills rise by 10% this year. ...
The DWP is effectively cutting people’s benefits in April
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be effectively cutting people's social security from April. It means that for ...
As the PM wreaked havoc, so did the DWP
Boris Johnson's further descent into chaos has dominated the news. So, you may have missed the fact that the Department ...
Universal Credit rule changes are more DWP dystopia
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made another change to Universal Credit. Some people have already branded the move ...
State pension underpayments are ‘shameful shambles’
The Department for Work and Pensions estimates it has underpaid 134,000 pensioners, mostly women, over £1 billion of their entitlement.
The DWP ordered a sick man who later died of his illness to leave hospital
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) told a severely ill claimant to leave hospital to make his social security ...
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The government just turned a celebration of disability into an accessibility nightmare
It's only the start of January. But already the government has shown that blind and low vision people are an ...
DWP: the year in review – cuts, chaos and court battles
2021 saw the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly hit the headlines. In this article, The Canary looks back ...
If you’re a disabled person the UN needs to hear from you
As reported by The Canary in October, the UN is getting ready to investigate how the UK government treats chronically ...
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