benefits
Can Films Like 'I, Daniel Blake' Actually Change Anything?
Ken Loach's new film is a howl of rage against the injustice benefits claimants face, but can culture change policy?
Study Confirms the Link Between Benefit Cuts and Increased Food Bank Use
New research from Oxford University on the causes of food bank use has found a link between the suspension of benefit payouts and referrals for emergency food supplies.
Toronto Paid $2 Million for Boners Last Year
An audit has raised questions about "excessive and unusual drug claims" for erection drugs and opioids.
The UK Wants to Police Welfare Recipients’ Spending With the Blockchain
Privacy and anti-poverty activists are up in arms.
Revealed: Jobcentre Workers Could Be Hit By the Same Benefit Sanctions They Impose
"They're coming for us next."
Charities Promoting 'Volunteer Week' Are Using Forced Labour with Government Work Schemes
It's not volunteering if the threat of losing your benefits is hanging over you.
Will Uber Crush These ‘Ethical’ Alternatives?
Uber alternatives promise benefits and pensions to drivers.
This Guy Has Been Holidaying at the Expense of the State for 20 Years
Some days, Harrie does do some work: he shovels sand for a local seaside restaurant. Two holes a day—but only when he feels like it.
Here's What British Inmates Think About Being in the EU's Largest Prison Population
We asked some people serving time how to make sure fewer people get sent to jail.
We Asked EU Migrants if Work Benefits Were Actually What Drew Them to the UK
David Cameron convinced EU leaders to essentially prevent EU nationals working in the UK from accessing in-work benefits. But what do the people affected by the freeze actually think about it?
As a Social Experiment, 'The Great British Benefits Handout' Fails From the Beginning
Benefits Street with a twist sees families get £26,000 upfront if they agree to get off the dole.
Untangling the Truth Behind Benefit Claims for Migrants Across Europe and In the UK
We asked an expert to make sense of David Cameron's new European Union Deal.