Changing the culture at the DWP may be harder than Labour expects
Alongside promising to overhaul Universal Credit, Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement on social security last weekend signalled a broader commitment…
Department for Work and Pensions
Graham Jones: Tory cuts to housing benefit show the “nasty party” lives on
In the Tories’ cuts to young people’s housing benefit, the nasty legacy of Cameron and Osborne lives on.…
The latest universal credit figures are an embarrassment for the Tories
Yesterday, the Department of Work and Pensions published their latest figures for the number of people claiming universal credit.…
Unlike under this government, there will be no targets for benefit sanctions under Labour
This post is written by Rachel Reeves and Stephen Timms This week’s report from Oxfam, Child Poverty Action…
Government’s disability benefit system has ‘grave’ flaws, report says
A report produced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Select Committee has said that the disability…
