Record low level of support for more spending on welfare for disabled people

On Tuesday 1st July, MPs will be asked to vote on the UC & PIP Bill, which contains the biggest cuts to social security in a decade. This briefing from ten organisations including Scope, Citizens Advi...

Turn2us has published two new guides to encourage more positive and respectful conversations about social security.

The immigration white paper makes it less likely that the government will improve performance in adult social care.

Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say.

Money from boomers is propping up the next generation, rather than being hoarded, says a pensioner.

Land isn’t unemployed—people are. Here’s how to use R, {ggplot2}, {sf}, and {patchwork} to create a histogram legend in a choropleth map to better see the distribution of values.

Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting

Young Robert Colville on Bluesky, me neither but he seems to have a column in the Sunday Times, appears to think that low-paid workers don’t ‘genuinely contribute’ to our society.

After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter

The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can.

The Financial Wellbeing of UK households: Autumn 2024

Free heated blankets, smart plugs, and hand warmers are being handed out to vulnerable communities.