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Editorial: It takes a year for some personal independence payment claims to be processed, creating the perfect storm for vulnerable applicants

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

Editorial: A poorly devised cuts policy was mis-sold as reform and MPs were dismissed when they pointed out the problem

With £6.25bn in planned savings now shelved, the government faces awkward choices on how to plug gap

Downing Street later insisted that Ms Reeves ‘is going nowhere’ and has Sir Keir’s ‘full backing’

The government’s landmark bill on welfare reform passed by 335 to 260 votes on Tuesday evening, after staving off a major rebellion from Labour MPs. To win over backbench MPs who had opposed the bill, the government made a series of concessions, including a last-minute compromise agreeing that any changes…

Campaigners call government’s climbdown on personal independence payments ‘desperate’ and vow to fight on

In today’s newsletter: After frantic late negotiations, the government’s welfare overhaul has ​passed – now saving almost none of the money that the government said was crucial to its success

Changes to eligibility for the personal independence payment (Pip) will not be made until after a review of the benefit’s assessment process.