Benefits and work blogs

3 reasons why cutting Universal Credit health for new claimants is a bad idea

8 July 2025

Anita’s story

26 June 2025

Why we’re asking MPs to vote against the bill to cut disability benefits

18 June 2025

A fair first step: The Fair Repayment Rate — and what’s left to do to tackle the hardship caused by Universal Credit deductions

29 May 2025

Earning more, but worse off: if the government is serious about tackling child poverty, fixing free school meals has to be on the menu

15 May 2025

The Universal Credit review needs to ensure benefits meet people’s needs

29 April 2025

The UK suffers from stark health inequalities, and disability benefit cuts will make them worse

29 April 2025

Do plans to reform disability benefit assessments go far enough?

24 April 2025

Why efforts to get more disabled people into work are flawed

10 April 2025

Disability benefit cuts will cause widespread hardship, no questions asked

27 March 2025

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