DWP disability and sickness benefit claimants stuck on NHS waiting lists
Commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, the research shows how crucial tackling the record backlog in the ...
DWP releases Universal Credit new 'sanctions' rules where benefit will be slashed
Department for Work and Pensions could cut 100% of the UC standard allowance rate for each day the sanction is in place ...
Older people urged to claim £4,200 income top-up before reaching State Pension age
In the Independent Age video, Fran McSweeney, Head of National Services at the charity, shares essential tips on applying for Pension Credit. She explains that the benefit tops-up income from State ...
DWP: State Pension age will have to rise to 71 says report
New research suggests that workers born after April 1970 will not reach UK State Pension age until they are 71 ...
DWP tries out new mobile jobcentres to get more benefit claimants back to work
A 'jobcentre on wheels' aims to boost employment in areas with particularly high levels of economic inactivity ...
UK Government sets bank balance thresholds for benefit fraud checks
The Government says fraud and error in the social security system costs taxpayers around £10 billion a year and, since the pandemic, a total of £35 billion in incorrect payments ...
DWP state pension triple lock update forecast as means testing 'unlikely'
One suggestion for keeping the state pension affordable is to means-test some aspects of the policy. Conservative Party ...
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DWP benefit claimants told to come forward as they could land £3,000 apology bonus
More than 200 benefits claimants have been awarded between £200 and £3,000 in a damages settlement for losing out on income ...
State pensioners set for £442 DWP pay increase
A 3.7% uplift would see the full new state pension rise from £230.25 a week to £238.75 a week, or £12,415 a year, marking an ...
DWP sending out £184 payments but warns it will affect 'nine' benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions is set to provide some parents with an additional £184 per week through the DWP Maternity Allowance. This comes as a significant relief amid the ongoing Cost of ...
DWP State pensioners taking 16 minutes to reduce BBC TV Licence to £0
State pensioners across the UK have the opportunity to reduce their TV Licence fee to zero in just 16 minutes. At present, a ...
DWP warning as State Pension could jump up by £917
Spending on pensions has soared to £148.4bn a year – and some experts fear Britain simply can’t afford it. The Adam Smith Institute has warned that the State Pension could become "fiscally ...