The DWP has clarified the rules around penalties that can be imposed on claimants as new anti-fraud laws are coming in. MPs have been scrutinising draft legislation that would allow administrative ...

Ahead of the state pension increases in April, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is sending out letters with updated details to everyone aged 66 and over. The DWP is specifically ...

New statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 13 million people across the UK, or living abroad, receiving the state pension. There are two types of ...

The Government has been accused of quickly attempting to "water down" impending Department for Work and Pensions cuts, with significant reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal ...

Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting backbench discontent as the Government prepares to announce sweeping changes to the welfare system this week. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to ...

A Labour minister has defended plans which have been described as ‘taking money from some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in society’. Health Secretary Wes Streeting was appearing on ...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is replacing older legacy benefits with Universal Credit. The legacy benefits being phased out include Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Income ...

Benefit claimants can expect to see significant changes taking place from April under the DWP and the new Labour Party government's reforms. Benefits linked to inflation will see a rise of 1.7% ...

Some Labour backbenchers are “jumping to conclusions” about expected reforms to the welfare system before the plans are confirmed, a Treasury minister has suggested. Emma Reynolds, the ...

While some people will have already received their migration notices, the DWP will continue to send them throughout 2025. All migration notices will be sent by the end of December 2025. Legacy ...

DWP benefits including Universal Credit, Child Benefit and pensions may be changed in April 2025 Both Good Friday, April 18, and Easter Monday, April 21, are bank holidays where payments from the ...

Across Yorkshire, councils set their own fees and charges, with bulky waste collection no exception. With councils in charge of their own pricing, each charges a different amount to pick up waste, ...