benefits

Entertainment

Can Films Like ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Actually Change Anything?

10.28.16

By Oscar Rickett
Food

Study Confirms the Link Between Benefit Cuts and Increased Food Bank Use

10.27.16

By Daisy Meager
Drugs

Toronto Paid $2 Million for Boners Last Year

10.26.16

By Manisha Krishnan
Tech

The UK Wants to Police Welfare Recipients’ Spending With the Blockchain

07.13.16

By Jordan Pearson
Revealed: Jobcentre Workers Could Be Hit By the Same Benefit Sanctions They Impose

07.04.16

By Gary Ryan
Charities Promoting ‘Volunteer Week’ Are Using Forced Labour with Government Work Schemes

06.09.16

By Niamh McIntyre
Tech

Will Uber Crush These ‘Ethical’ Alternatives?

05.27.16

By Jordan Pearson
Travel

This Guy Has Been Holidaying at the Expense of the State for 20 Years

04.14.16

By Sanne Zurné, Words by Kees van Unen and Sanne Zurné, Words: Kees van Unen
Here’s What British Inmates Think About Being in the EU’s Largest Prison Population

03.14.16

By Anonymous
We Asked EU Migrants if Work Benefits Were Actually What Drew Them to the UK

03.12.16

By Maya Oppenheim
Entertainment

As a Social Experiment, ‘The Great British Benefits Handout’ Fails From the Beginning

02.10.16

By Sophie Wilkinson
Untangling the Truth Behind Benefit Claims for Migrants Across Europe and In the UK

02.04.16

By Amelia Dimoldenberg

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Marilyn Manson’s Video Tribute to Black Sabbath at ‘Back to the Beginning’ Concert Did Not Go Over Well With Fans

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7 hours ago

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Gaming

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While layoffs did affect the company, it appears that ‘Romero Games’ hasn’t shut down. Publishers seem eager to help get them up and running.

10 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki
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Gaming

‘Rocket League’ Turns 10 Today, and That Is a Wild Reminder of How Much My Life Has Changed

‘Rocket League’ turned 10 today. It’s a great milestone for a game that was dropped off as a free PS Plus incentive.

10 hours ago

By Anthony Franklin II
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Gaming

‘Lost Castle 2’ Takes the ‘Castle Crashers’ Formula, Turns It Into a Roguelike, and I Can’t Get Enough

I’ve been putting of ‘Lost Castle 2’ for far too long, due to my hesitation to play more roguelikes. I never should have doubted myself.

10 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki