12 h. ago Delay to Child benefit payments next month for parents with specific postcodes

The bank holiday at the start of August will only affect parents and guardians in Scotland.

Society

18 h. ago State Pension, PIP and other benefit payments to be 'reviewed'

DWP said the amount some people are eligible for may change

Economics

56 h. ago DWP to review State Pension, PIP and other benefit claims for payment errors this year

The DWP confirmed £9.5 billion was overpaid to claimants over the last year

Economics

64 h. ago DWP outlines major £725 Universal Credit changes that would start next year

Millions of households would benefit from the payment increase, DWP officials say

Economics

4 d. ago DWP could slash your benefit payments by up to 15% if you do these things

The DWP states claimants could see their benefits cut by up to a huge 15% in 'exceptional cases', known as 'third-party deductions'

Politics

5 d. ago DWP benefit payments may be cut by 15% in certain circumstances

The Department for Work and Pensions only approves these deductions in very specific circumstances

Politics

8 d. ago Bank of England fines Mastercard’s Vocalink £11.9m over compliance failures

Vocalink says it processes more than 90% of salaries, 70% of household bills, and 98% of state benefit payments in the UK.

Economics

8 d. ago Parents shell out $5,000 a month and delay retirement to support 27

‘The reason we do it is because we don’t want to see her on the street,’ the mother said

Politics

9 d. ago Baby left disabled after vegan parents exposed him to extreme heat and ice baths

The ten-month-old boy was taken to hospital by his fanatical parents after suffering seizures and brain damage which is when alarm bells were raised

Society

9 d. ago People making a new claim for carer benefit also due £293 extra payment before Christmas

The qualifying date for the December payment of Carer's Allowance Supplement is October 13.

Economics

1 week ago DWP could stop your PIP payments if you go on holiday this summer

There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement and having regular payments paused or stopped.

Politics

1 week ago DWP PIP changes you must report so payments are not suspended

People claiming Personal Independence Payments must report certain changes to the Department for Work and Pensions or risk losing out on their benefit payments

Economics

1 week ago DWP pays £749 a month in PIP for these 87 muscle and joint conditions

Personal Independence Payment is a benefit for people who need help with everyday tasks. Here are the 87 muscle and joint conditions that could let you claim it

Economics

2 w. ago Starmer abandons key welfare reforms in face of Labour revolt

Plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment have been dropped until after a review of the benefit.

Politics

2 w. ago DWP Universal Credit and benefits payment dates confirmed for July

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that benefit payment dates in July will go ahead as planned, with no bank holidays to disrupt the schedule

Economics

2 w. ago Thousands of parents missing out on up to £749 a month from DWP

The DWP can provide financial support for parents whose children need more looking after

Economics

2 w. ago Child Benefit payment warning to parents ahead of important deadline next month

Some parents will need to update their claim if their child is continuing in full-time education.

Events

2 w. ago What’s it like to be 23 and starting a new life? I’m unpacking a lot of emotions as my son heads to the US | Emma Beddington

Can he really be that old? Was I ever that young? A trip to clear out his student flat has brought back so many memoriesThere’s an accurate, if snide, thing I’ve seen online that reads “No parent on Facebook can believe their child has turned any age”, and yes, OK, not the “on Facebook” bit, but there is a rote astonishment at time passing that I sometimes slip into, contemplating my adult sons. But, allow me, just this once, a Facebook parent moment. My elder son turned 23 last month and we’ve just been to London to collect his stuff at the end of his degree. On the way, I realised I was 23 when I moved there myself.You can’t often pre-emptively pinpoint parenting “lasts”, but when you can, they’re strange and melancholy – even when they’re not, objectively, things a person would choose to do again. This trip involved (I hope) my last time standing, hips screaming from the drive, texting “We’re outside” as we waited for our son to wake up (my husband ended up throwing a ball at his...

Politics

2 w. ago DWP full list of July benefit and pension payments revealed for 2025

The latest data from the DWP shows 24 million people claim some combination of DWP benefits, including 9.9 million people of working age, and 13 million of State Pension age

Economics

3 w. ago Voices: Faced with a growing Labour rebellion against welfare cuts, Keir Starmer has one least

The prime minister has belatedly been making the case for benefit reform and changes to PIP payments to calm his mutinous backbenchers – but, a year on from his historic election win, it risks becoming an issue of confidence in his leadership, says Andrew Grice

Economics