A dramatic rise in children living in poverty-stricken working families has alarmed campaigners, with the government urged to take actions by charitie...

Leeds council has confirmed it will reclassify hundreds of rooms in council houses in a bid to help residents avoid the so-called "bedroom tax." Ac...

The High Court has been asked to declare that the government's so-called "bedroom tax" unlawfully discriminates against disabled people, in ten cases ...

The government's controversial "nudge unit", which encourages people to make better lifestyle choices, is to be part-privatised, transforming it into ...

A psychometric test given to jobseekers in parts of England, seemingly to help them find their "signature strengths", has been labelled "patronising" ...

Iain Duncan Smith lashed out at graduates who consider themselves "too good" to stack supermarket shelves as he vowed not to back down after a flagshi...

The Department of Work and Pensions has taken down a number of job vacancies on the government website after it emerged they were written entirely in ...

A royal marine who lost his leg in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has had his disability benefits cut after being assessed by private firm Atos. A...

A nurse who used to work for government contractor Atos has apologised after describing how she was forced to “trick sick people out of their benefi...

A 55-year-old woman who suffered from spinal arthritis, sight problems and depression has successfully appealed the results of her Atos disability tes...

Scuffles broke out between police and protesters outside the Department for Work and Pensions in London after disability rights and anti-cuts campaign...

A woman who had her benefits cut after it was it was judged she was fit to work has died. Cecilia Burns, who was suffering from cancer, began an ap...

Unions representing millions of workers have lost their Court of Appeal battle against a government decision to change the way public sector pension i...