DARK SECRETS: 6 - The Real Truth

Food bank interest surges with 250% increase in online searches: Labour analysis

Ahead of his conference party speech, shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth visited the Big Help community group in Liverpool.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

UK on 'highway to hell' after 'most unjust' budget in decades says Labour's Jon Ashworth

Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth told the Mirror the Government was “writing off” hundreds of thousands of jobless older people - and pledged to help them find employment

Daily Mirror · Sep 25, 2022

Universal Credit warning as thousands could see benefits cut this winter

Labour has hit out at the new scheme that could see people with less to live on

Liverpool Echo · Sep 23, 2022

Disability benefits for millions ‘to be rendered worthless’ by soaring energy bills

Exclusive: Charities warn disabled households are among hardest hit by energy crisis, which could see 91% of their benefits eaten by cost of bills

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Number of unemployed over-50s surges in ‘silver exodus’ from UK workplaces

Despite rise in job vacancies, 3.6 million Britons aged 50-64 are now economically inactive, in trend seen since pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022

Some benefit claimants face spending 'more than half' their cash on energy bills

Labour research claimed a single, childless claimant will spend 59% of their cash on electricity and gas from January - even after £400 of help for energy bills is included

Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022

Calls grow for Government to halt Universal Credit's Covid clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim they are being wrongly chased to recover benefits cash

Wales Online · Aug 9, 2022

More than half of Britons think non-payment of energy bills ‘justified’ as cost of living crisis bites

Almost half fear riots, as expert warns this winter could see ‘poll tax moment’ for government

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

DWP facing pressure from 15,000 people to halt Universal Credit repayments

Universal Credit claimants say the Government is wrongly asking them to repay some of their benefits

Nottingham Post · Aug 8, 2022

Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

Chronicle Live · Aug 7, 2022