DWP dumps impact assessment out late Fri
The controversy over the Labour Party government’s cut to winter fuel payments continues to dominate the news. PM Keir Starmer and health secretary Wes Streeting have both denied that the…
DWP think tank founded by IDS caught influencing new reforms
This is part one of a three-article investigation into the CSJ’s influence over the previous Conservative government, and Labour’s welfare policies while in opposition. In particular, it explores how the…
DWP PIP assessment provider Maximus at Labour conference
Infamous Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outsourcing company Maximus will be attending the Labour Party’s 2024 conference. Not only that, but the private firm will be co-hosting a talk…
DWP caught harassing Carer’s Allowance claimants via SMS
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been under fire for pursuing unpaid carers over alleged overpayments of DWP Carer’s Allowance. It was a decision that has sparked outrage…
CSJ DWP think tank already lobbying Labour govt over benefits
Notorious dark money think tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) – founded by former head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Iain Duncan-Smith – is at its…
DWP Pension Credits con as government tries to drive uptake
The UK government has recently made the contentious decision to cut winter fuel payments for a significant portion of older people. This move has sparked widespread criticism and concern, particularly…
DWP protest at parliament as disabled people block entrances
Disabled people staged a sit-in outside parliament on Monday 2 September. It happened after security denied them entry to the building (which they’d previously been given permission for) to deliver…
DWP harmful Restart scheme just given £1bn MORE to continue
Not only did the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hand a harmful “back to work” contract extension to notorious private outsourcing company Serco, but it also awarded it to…
Daily Mail just fired the starting gun for the new DWP war on disabled people
The Daily Mail has had a busy couple of days spewing out scapegoating propaganda for its billionaire owners and the political class. The Canary’s HG reported on its vile Islamophobic…
32% of Tax Credit claimants lose in DWP switch
The Canary has been writing about the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stripping people of their benefits when it forces them onto Universal Credit for nearly a year. When…
DWP Restart Scheme harming claimants, as Serco gets contract
Notorious outsourcing company Serco has tightened its grip on the welfare state. Another contract from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is funnelling a further £175m to the controversial…
DWP benefit fraud in the spotlight once again
The now Labour-led Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its annual report. So predictably, it was prime opportunity for the right-wing hacks at the Times to punch down on…