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Exclusive: The DWP must ‘take responsibility’ for its mistakes, campaigners say

The UK Government is reportedly set to introduce a sweeping range of social security reforms in a bid to slash £6 billion off the benefits bill ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to cut welfare spending in her Spring Statement later this month

There are around 7.5 million people claiming Universal Credit in the UK

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), responsible for Universal Credit and PIP, is set to face significant budget cuts.

Millions of people claim the DWP benefit

‘It is not just benefits claimants who will be targeted,’ MPs told

Self-employment is often championed as a route out of poverty for the unemployed and those on low incomes, offering independence, flexibility and financial autonomy. However, for informally self-employed women in the UK, the reality is very different to these kinds of entrepreneurial success stories.

LABOUR’S proposed benefits cuts will take child poverty to levels not seen for nearly 30 years, experts have warned.

In a determined drive to enforce compliance with benefits rules, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sanctioned a staggering 602,000 claimants between November 2023 and October 2024.

Benefits, state pensions and minimum wage will all rise from April