Hackney sees 140 per cent rise in Universal Credit claimants in seven months
Nearly 20,000 people joined the system between January and September this year
Department for Work and Pensions
DWP apology for error in double amputee’s fit to work assessment
Man was told he could go up and down steps despite having had his legs removed just months before and using a wheelchair
New benefits cap will ‘damage life chances of over 3,000 Hackney children’
Borough will be one of the worst affected areas in the UK, according to new government figures
Hackney Job Show and Enterprise Fair: Hackney is hiring
For those in the employment market asking “why not me?” – the event offers employment and other opportunities aplenty
Scrapping poverty targets will make children ‘invisible’, charity warns
Department for Work and Pensions plans to stop measuring child hardship in favour of measures tackling ‘root causes’