Our site is currently under construction. Please bear with us.
The UK’s benefits system is poorly funded, and designed without empathy or knowledge of the real lives of those living
Once again, the new benefits system, Universal Credit, has been delayed. The nation-wide roll-out will now not take place until
Many disabled people are struggling to survive on benefits, meanwhile the DWP is constantly pressuring them to prove their disabilities
*edited 29th October 2020 in light of Covid-19* In the festive season, it is not only homelessness charities that are
A Bench Outreach advice worker talks about the slippery slope of benefits problems and how one DWP judgement can have
As gang and knife crime have become ever-present in the news, the government tries to comfort the public with a
In a world that increasingly depends on computers, the internet, and online communication, the barrier to accessing benefits is getting
Time after time, we see people come out of prison and have nowhere to go. How can we expect people
A brief insight into what kinds of problems are faced by homeless or vulnerably housed clients- this article describes what
Having gone through the often extremely stressful experience of a DWP medical assessment, those claiming benefits then have to deal
