Dying man told ‘get a job’ as DWP denies him any benefits
A terminally-ill man undergoing exhausting treatment for a brain tumour has been told to get a job by a heartless …
Category Archives: Universal Credit
If ever there was a reason to end Universal Credit AND the DWP, it is in these vile comments by staff
Amazingly, there will still be people who defend Universal Credit, the DWP and the Tories who inflict them on us …
Deaths of homeless people hit record high – but Tories are STILL lying that they care
A record 726 homeless people died in 2018 due to Conservative government policies – and Tory mouthpieces Therese Coffey and …
Labour announces it will abolish DWP and re-establish DSS – in Iain Duncan Smith’s constituency
I used to work at the Department for Social Security, many years ago, and I have friends from those days …
DWP tried to force teen who can’t walk or talk to travel 25 miles for Universal Credit interview
If you’re thinking this was a simple mistake, think again. I do not doubt that the DWP official who ordered …
Here are a few highlights we can expect from the Labour conference
This weekend, Labour Party members and supporters meet for their annual conference. What can we expect to hear announced at …
This Job Centre graffiti shows how much we loathe the Tories’ flagship ‘benefit’
While we should not condone vandalism, I would suggest that the perpetrators of the graffiti outside Bootle Job Centre should …
Did DWP stop this woman’s benefit SOLELY to make her suicidal?
This story, broken today by Welfare Weekly, would be shocking if it wasn’t what we have come to expect from …
Universal Credit: Mentally ill man asked how often he changes his underwear
Tory Britain. And they’re trying to claim Boris Johnson is the “People’s Prime Minister”? Pull the other one. A 35-year-old …
‘Universal Credit added so much stress that I did not need… It was at times unbearable’
More than half of Universal Credit claimants – and nearly half of those on ‘legacy’ benefits frozen by the Tories …