Welfare

The Labour leader's refusal to commit to scrapping George Osborne's austerity-era policy risks committing hundreds of thousands more children into poverty

Combined Trussell Trust and Independent Food Aid Network data lays bare the breadth of food banks in the UK – themselves symptoms of a far deeper food poverty crisis

The Prime Minister's announcements on sickness and disability benefits were not just another assault on an already punitive welfare system – they were nuclear-level gaslighting, writes Mary O'Hara

The founder of a recruitment consultancy lifts the lid on what is it like to work with the Department for Work and Pensions

Every one of us will experience illness, damage, impairment, disability and, inevitably, old age, writes Penny Pepper

Details buried in the Chancellor's statement show we are heading for years more of tax rises, low growth and public sector cuts thanks to his Government, reports Adam Bienkov

The proposed changes 'are symptomatic of the continued systematic violation of disabled folk'

From the Bedroom Tax to Work Capability Assessments, the Government is accused of systematically failing disabled people

We should celebrate the birth of the NHS and the welfare state – but also acknowledge it has too often let learning disabled people down in the worst way imaginable, writes Stephen Unwin

Keir Starmer's spokesman opened the door to a potential U-turn on his plans to keep the controversial cap, following growing criticism from Labour MPs