Labour calls for more targeted support as unions demand change to sick pay
The government has unnecessarily found itself in a big mess over a poorly-communicated, ill-thought-out coronavirus decision – stop…
Universal credit
Government rejects Labour’s call to extend benefit sanctions suspension
Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has refused to extend the temporary suspension on benefit sanctions, which was…
How you can help shape Labour’s Universal Credit replacement
Labour is committed to developing a complete replacement for Universal Credit. We believe this to be essential to…
Labour: Universal Credit claimants face “rigid, unbending, uncaring” system
Jonathan Reynolds has said that Universal Credit claimants face a “rigid, unbending, uncaring response” and described an “overwhelming…
The government departments creating a hostile environment with a culture of disbelief
It is National Windrush Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the first big post-war migrants group arriving in…
My priorities as Labour’s new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary
I know that, after the NHS, the Department for Work and Pensions is the part of government many…
Labour calls for urgent changes to social security system
Labour has called on the government to implement five urgent changes to the social security system that will…
Five-week wait for Universal Credit is a “fatal flaw”, says Stephen Timms
Stephen Timms has called the five-week wait for Universal Credit a “fatal flaw”, and said that he hopes…
The Universal Credit wait is pushing our food banks to breaking point
Food policy has been overlooked by government for too long. The coronavirus outbreak is showing that the supply of…
Universal Credit “dangerous flaw” forces parents with childcare costs into debt, says Labour
Tulip Siddiq has called on the government to use the Budget to fix a “dangerous flaw” in the…
