Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Labour is planning to reform the benefits system now that it is in government. (PA) (Philip Toscano, PA Images) The government is ...

Koldo Casla and Lyle Barker wrote the study underpinning Amnesty International's report on the state of the right to social security in the UK. The right to social security is enshrined in several ...

Significant reforms to restrict some sickness and disability benefits will be announced at Westminster later. UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to tighten the rules on Personal ...

The UK is spending more on “financially unsustainable” sickness benefits than defence, and “urgent” reform to the welfare system is needed to rein in costs, a group of Lords has said. In a letter to ...

Civil rights groups have highlighted a “worrying lack of transparency” in how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK’s social security system.

When Alex, 48, from Bristol received his first Universal Credit payment – £50 short of his rent – it was “an absolutely devastating experience, mentally, financially, emotionally,” he says. “There was ...

The UK benefits system is failing young people. Single under 25s receive around £80 less per month than that of those who are over 25, despite facing the same living costs everyday. This age based gap ...