Department for Work and Pensions

File photograph from a United Nations disability-inclusion event

Disabled Young Britons Face Threefold Risk of Missing Work and Education

DWP figures show 30.2% of disabled 16–24-year-olds were outside education, employment or training, compared with 8.6% of non-disabled peers.

November 9, 2026

Economy·News

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in glasses and a navy suit, leaves 10 Downing Street in London

Burnham Offers Scotland DWP Powers as Swinney Readies Independence Pitch

Andy Burnham offered Holyrood a say over employment support from the Ravenscraig site in Motherwell as the SNP met in Aberdeen. The GOV.UK transcript names no price, funder or start date, and

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Robert Jenrick Reform UK welfare benefits foreign nationals announcement 2026

Reform UK Targets All Foreign Nationals for Benefits Ban in £21 Billion Welfare Pledge

Reform UK's Robert Jenrick has pledged to strip all foreign nationals of British welfare benefits including EU settled status holders, claiming £21 billion in annual savings by 2029. The proposal requires renegotiating

August 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Robert Jenrick, Reform UK's Treasury spokesman who announced the £50bn welfare overhaul plan

Reform UK Plans £50bn Welfare Overhaul Targeting Millions of Disabled Claimants

Reform UK's Robert Jenrick outlined a £50bn welfare overhaul ending PIP for working-age claimants and stripping Universal Credit health payments from 2.89 million disabled people. Labour dismissed it as 'fantasy economics'.

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News