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Suppressed DWP study told of hardship endured by carers forced to repay thousands after minor allowance breaches

Exclusive: Elderly woman was allowed to run up debts in ‘disturbing’ case, the latest to emerge in Guardian investigation

MPs from across the political spectrum have spoken out against legalising assisted suicide during a debate in Parliament’s Westminster Hall.

Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’

A Swindon MP supports the findings of a new report that pushes for more to be done to help people with autism find work.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb says there are a significant number of divorced women on low state pensions. Now MPs want the DWP to check if there have been any errors in “potentially underpaying

Concern grows over legality of government’s approach as new figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties

Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP – and then later rehired

DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish it

The charity has launched the manifesto ahead of the upcoming general election.