A secret DWP report on disabled claimant suicides has finally been released
Thank God for Disability News Service and its perseverance in uncovering this suppressed DWP report - otherwise the public would be none the wiser.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Thank God for Disability News Service and its perseverance in uncovering this suppressed DWP report - otherwise the public would be none the wiser.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
A secret DWP report on disabled claimant suicides has finally been released
Thank God for Disability News Service and its perseverance in uncovering this suppressed DWP report. It exemplifies rigorous journalism.
www.thecanary.co
August 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A secret DWP report on disabled claimant suicides has finally been released
Thank God for Disability News Service and its perseverance in uncovering this suppressed DWP report - otherwise the public would be none the wiser.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Thank God for Disability News Service and its perseverance in uncovering this suppressed DWP report - otherwise the public would be none the wiser.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
The guy's literally got one leg, but that's apparently one too many for the DWP to consider him disabled www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-fi...
DWP demands £36k PIP back from one-legged dad filmed playing cricket
Shaun Rigby lost a leg when he was a child
www.mirror.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The guy's literally got one leg, but that's apparently one too many for the DWP to consider him disabled www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-fi...
The DWP just declared Pope Francis fit for work.
April 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The DWP just declared Pope Francis fit for work.
As a disabled person, I aspire to be the person the DWP think I am.
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As a disabled person, I aspire to be the person the DWP think I am.
“I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture”
Karen, a disability benefits claimant, writes about her experiences being made to feel like a 'drain on the country's resources'
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
Karen, a disability benefits claimant, writes about her experiences being made to feel like a 'drain on the country's resources'
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP
Karen writes about her experiences being made to feel like a 'drain on the country's resources' while claiming benefits from the DWP.
www.bigissue.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
“I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture”
Karen, a disability benefits claimant, writes about her experiences being made to feel like a 'drain on the country's resources'
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
Karen, a disability benefits claimant, writes about her experiences being made to feel like a 'drain on the country's resources'
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
‘It beggars belief’ as DWP ‘drags its heels’ over subpostmaster prosecutions reviews.
After a statement to parliament and a 17 months wait, zero action over DWP prosecution of postmasters.
Govt lethargy is prolonging the pain and misery.
If they had been political donors, wheels would have moved.
After a statement to parliament and a 17 months wait, zero action over DWP prosecution of postmasters.
Govt lethargy is prolonging the pain and misery.
If they had been political donors, wheels would have moved.
‘It beggars belief’ as DWP ‘drags its heels’ over subpostmaster prosecutions reviews | Computer Weekly
Government department prosecuted about 100 subpostmasters in relation to benefits fraud, with support from the Post Office
www.computerweekly.com
July 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
‘It beggars belief’ as DWP ‘drags its heels’ over subpostmaster prosecutions reviews.
After a statement to parliament and a 17 months wait, zero action over DWP prosecution of postmasters.
Govt lethargy is prolonging the pain and misery.
If they had been political donors, wheels would have moved.
After a statement to parliament and a 17 months wait, zero action over DWP prosecution of postmasters.
Govt lethargy is prolonging the pain and misery.
If they had been political donors, wheels would have moved.
150,000 people will have benefit payments cut by DWP under PIP changes.
Not accompanied by assessment of the human cost of arbitrary fiscal rules.
Why pick on the disabled? Tax the rich.
Not accompanied by assessment of the human cost of arbitrary fiscal rules.
Why pick on the disabled? Tax the rich.
150,000 people will have benefit payments cut by DWP under PIP changes
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has put forward changes to PIP that will apply from November 2026
www.mirror.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
150,000 people will have benefit payments cut by DWP under PIP changes.
Not accompanied by assessment of the human cost of arbitrary fiscal rules.
Why pick on the disabled? Tax the rich.
Not accompanied by assessment of the human cost of arbitrary fiscal rules.
Why pick on the disabled? Tax the rich.
We’ll fix permitting, inspections, & DWP approvals:
- Up-front interdepartmental coordination
- Single-inspector model to avoid conflicts
- Citywide self-certification
- Dedicated housing strikeforce in DWP
- Up-front interdepartmental coordination
- Single-inspector model to avoid conflicts
- Citywide self-certification
- Dedicated housing strikeforce in DWP
March 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
We’ll fix permitting, inspections, & DWP approvals:
- Up-front interdepartmental coordination
- Single-inspector model to avoid conflicts
- Citywide self-certification
- Dedicated housing strikeforce in DWP
- Up-front interdepartmental coordination
- Single-inspector model to avoid conflicts
- Citywide self-certification
- Dedicated housing strikeforce in DWP
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it's brought bias and hunger
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
AI has brought bias and hunger to the DWP benefits system
AI should be ensuring the benefits system is supporting claimants from the start – but leaves them fighting for support they deserve.
www.bigissue.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it's brought bias and hunger
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
Mike Skinner DWP
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I think you are really fit
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I think you are really fit
November 17, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Mike Skinner DWP
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I think you are really fit
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I think you are really fit
Peer demands action on DWP subpostmaster prosecutions in duty of candour debate.
The Post Office scandal is 30+ years old. Around 100 were prosecuted by DWP.
Despite promises there has been no review and no reviewer has been appointed.
People await justice. Please write to your MP.
The Post Office scandal is 30+ years old. Around 100 were prosecuted by DWP.
Despite promises there has been no review and no reviewer has been appointed.
People await justice. Please write to your MP.
Peer demands action on DWP subpostmaster prosecutions in duty of candour debate | Computer Weekly
Post Office scandal featured heavily as the House of Lords debated duty of candour Bill.
www.computerweekly.com
September 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Peer demands action on DWP subpostmaster prosecutions in duty of candour debate.
The Post Office scandal is 30+ years old. Around 100 were prosecuted by DWP.
Despite promises there has been no review and no reviewer has been appointed.
People await justice. Please write to your MP.
The Post Office scandal is 30+ years old. Around 100 were prosecuted by DWP.
Despite promises there has been no review and no reviewer has been appointed.
People await justice. Please write to your MP.
The DWP just declared it fit for work.
May 28, 2024 at 9:05 PM
The DWP just declared it fit for work.
New DWP job search requirements just got more cruel.
September 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
New DWP job search requirements just got more cruel.
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
Ridiculous.
People punished for providing unpaid care. Complex rules and cliff-edge limits result in benefits withdrawn for going over by pennies.
Thousands prosecuted. Meanwhile, no one charged for the Post Office scandal.
BREAKING: Starmer facing a formal rebellion over proposed DWP cuts
More than 40 Labour MPs have called Starmer's proposed DWP benefit cuts "impossible to support" unless he changes course
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
More than 40 Labour MPs have called Starmer's proposed DWP benefit cuts "impossible to support" unless he changes course
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
BREAKING: Starmer facing a formal rebellion over proposed DWP cuts
More than 40 Labour MPs have called Starmer's proposed DWP benefit cuts "impossible to support" unless he changes course
www.thecanary.co
May 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
BREAKING: Starmer facing a formal rebellion over proposed DWP cuts
More than 40 Labour MPs have called Starmer's proposed DWP benefit cuts "impossible to support" unless he changes course
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
More than 40 Labour MPs have called Starmer's proposed DWP benefit cuts "impossible to support" unless he changes course
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Peer demands independent investigation into DWP prosecution of subpostmasters.
Over 100 were prosecuted by DWP for alleged frauds. What accounting system did it rely on?
Were they bullied into confessing?
Govt promised a review a year ago. Nothing done. Must end the scandal.
Over 100 were prosecuted by DWP for alleged frauds. What accounting system did it rely on?
Were they bullied into confessing?
Govt promised a review a year ago. Nothing done. Must end the scandal.
www.computerweekly.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Peer demands independent investigation into DWP prosecution of subpostmasters.
Over 100 were prosecuted by DWP for alleged frauds. What accounting system did it rely on?
Were they bullied into confessing?
Govt promised a review a year ago. Nothing done. Must end the scandal.
Over 100 were prosecuted by DWP for alleged frauds. What accounting system did it rely on?
Were they bullied into confessing?
Govt promised a review a year ago. Nothing done. Must end the scandal.
Benefits too easy to claim?
Stephen Smith was found fit to work by the DWP assessors when he looked like this.
Stephen Smith was found fit to work by the DWP assessors when he looked like this.
March 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Benefits too easy to claim?
Stephen Smith was found fit to work by the DWP assessors when he looked like this.
Stephen Smith was found fit to work by the DWP assessors when he looked like this.
A coalition of more than 30 organisations has written to minister Liz Kendall demanding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stops forcibly recovering debts from hundreds of thousands of benefit claimants caused by its own mistakes
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
DWP told to stop taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
A total of 686,756 people were accused of universal credit overpayment debts due to DWP mistakes in 2023/2024.
www.bigissue.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A coalition of more than 30 organisations has written to minister Liz Kendall demanding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stops forcibly recovering debts from hundreds of thousands of benefit claimants caused by its own mistakes
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
DWP admits (finally) what many campaign groups have been saying for weeks - the winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
I wouldn’t want to be the Minister doing tomorrow morning’s interview round
@bigissue.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
I wouldn’t want to be the Minister doing tomorrow morning’s interview round
@bigissue.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
DWP admits winter fuel cuts will push thousands of pensioners into poverty
Tens of thousands of pensioners are expected to be driven into poverty by cuts to winter fuel payments, according to forecasts by the DWP.
www.bigissue.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:38 PM
DWP admits (finally) what many campaign groups have been saying for weeks - the winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
I wouldn’t want to be the Minister doing tomorrow morning’s interview round
@bigissue.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
I wouldn’t want to be the Minister doing tomorrow morning’s interview round
@bigissue.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Lawyers flag ‘scandalous’ issues as DWP pays out £452m in compensation for failures in Tory yrs.
DWP still makes errors.
Govt now taking powers to snoop on millions on benefit claimants' bank accounts, directly remove money. How many errors will be made? What misery will that cause? Who will pay?
DWP still makes errors.
Govt now taking powers to snoop on millions on benefit claimants' bank accounts, directly remove money. How many errors will be made? What misery will that cause? Who will pay?
Lawyers flag ‘scandalous’ issues as DWP pays out £452 million in compensation
Claimants were found to have lost the ‘Severe Disability Premium’ (SDP) in the move to universal credit, with the DWP not doing enough to ensure their incomes were protected
www.independent.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Lawyers flag ‘scandalous’ issues as DWP pays out £452m in compensation for failures in Tory yrs.
DWP still makes errors.
Govt now taking powers to snoop on millions on benefit claimants' bank accounts, directly remove money. How many errors will be made? What misery will that cause? Who will pay?
DWP still makes errors.
Govt now taking powers to snoop on millions on benefit claimants' bank accounts, directly remove money. How many errors will be made? What misery will that cause? Who will pay?
Zarah Sultana just SHAMED every other MP over Labour's DWP benefit cuts
"MPs getting a 2.8% pay rise is indefensible... [amid] the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record".
So, Sultana will be donating her extra money. What about the 649 others?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
"MPs getting a 2.8% pay rise is indefensible... [amid] the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record".
So, Sultana will be donating her extra money. What about the 649 others?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Zarah Sultana just SHAMED every other MP over Labour's DWP benefit cuts
Zarah Sultana just SHAMED every other MP over Labour's DWP benefit cuts from Canary on 26 March 2025
www.thecanary.co
March 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Zarah Sultana just SHAMED every other MP over Labour's DWP benefit cuts
"MPs getting a 2.8% pay rise is indefensible... [amid] the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record".
So, Sultana will be donating her extra money. What about the 649 others?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
"MPs getting a 2.8% pay rise is indefensible... [amid] the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record".
So, Sultana will be donating her extra money. What about the 649 others?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
More than 100 apply to review DWP subpostmaster prosecutions as process drags on.
It isn't just the Horizon, Capture and ECCO+ system scandals, postmasters were also prosecuted by DWP for alleged pension and benefit frauds.
30 years later, a reviewer still hasn't been appointed.
Misery continues.
It isn't just the Horizon, Capture and ECCO+ system scandals, postmasters were also prosecuted by DWP for alleged pension and benefit frauds.
30 years later, a reviewer still hasn't been appointed.
Misery continues.
More than 100 apply to review DWP subpostmaster prosecutions as process drags on | Computer Weekly
The government is seeking to appoint a person tasked with reviewing department’s prosecutions of subpostmasters
www.computerweekly.com
August 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
More than 100 apply to review DWP subpostmaster prosecutions as process drags on.
It isn't just the Horizon, Capture and ECCO+ system scandals, postmasters were also prosecuted by DWP for alleged pension and benefit frauds.
30 years later, a reviewer still hasn't been appointed.
Misery continues.
It isn't just the Horizon, Capture and ECCO+ system scandals, postmasters were also prosecuted by DWP for alleged pension and benefit frauds.
30 years later, a reviewer still hasn't been appointed.
Misery continues.
DWP boss just said Universal Credit gives disabled people 'perverse incentives' not to work
Liz Kendall's shocking comments came just as a new report slams the DWP for failing vulnerable claimants.
So which is it???
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Liz Kendall's shocking comments came just as a new report slams the DWP for failing vulnerable claimants.
So which is it???
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
DWP boss just said Universal Credit gives disabled people 'perverse incentives' not to work
Liz Kendall believes people on benefits are incentivised not to work - yet a new report slams the DWP for failing vulnerable claimants
www.thecanary.co
July 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
DWP boss just said Universal Credit gives disabled people 'perverse incentives' not to work
Liz Kendall's shocking comments came just as a new report slams the DWP for failing vulnerable claimants.
So which is it???
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Liz Kendall's shocking comments came just as a new report slams the DWP for failing vulnerable claimants.
So which is it???
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...