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Department for Work and Pensions truth detector

Campaigning website False Economy recently revealed how councils use discredited lie detector tests on benefit claimants. But we’ve tracked down a truth detector that works…

The great welfare fiasco

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Your guide to the great welfare fiasco

Everything you wanted to know about care and benefit cuts but were afraid to ask.

8 sick and disabled people who received appalling treatment from the government

Case studies

8 sick and disabled people who received appalling treatment from the government

How government social security changes caused misery – and in some cases tragedy.

Games, movies and multimedia

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Games, movies and multimedia

Learn more about welfare with the sharpest interactive tools and videos from across the internet.

A selection of especially stupid benefit sanctions

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A selection of especially stupid benefit sanctions

Cruel, arbitrary and ridiculous reasons why people have their benefits stopped.

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Save our safety net: campaigns for decent pay, rights at work and a fairer welfare system.

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  1. Key data on Universal Credit

    • Number of people on Universal Credit, planned vs actual
  2. The shocking truth about Britain’s ‘lazy’ unemployed

    • Ministers blame the unemployed rather than a lack of jobs for unemployment. These headlines tell a different story.
  3. Glossary of DWP speak

    • What ministers say… and what they mean

Our team

  • The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

    The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

    Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  • Lord Freud

    Lord Freud

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Bedrooms

  • Head of Stragegy

    Mickey Mouse

    Head of Strategy, Universal Credit

  • Director of Communications

    Malcolm Tucker

    Director of Communications

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Organisations to avoid

  • Disabled People Against Cuts
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  • Spartacus Network
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  • False Economy
  • Boycott Workfare
  • WOW Petition
  • The Hardest Hit
  • Mirror Bedroom Tax Campaign
  • Intern Aware
  • Fuel Poverty Action
  • UK Uncut
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