58 h. ago DWP benefit payment rates rise from today in new financial year

The start of a new financial year is marking a wide range of financial changes across the country, including an uprate in a wide range of benefit payments

Economics

8 d. ago New DWP payment rates for people on State Pension or benefits starting next week

Full list of new rates for people on payments delivered by DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland.

Economics

1 week ago Payment rules older people on DWP benefit need to know before booking any holidays

Nearly 1.4 million people on Pension Credit should tell the DWP if they plan to leave mainland Britain for any reason.

Politics

2 w. ago Attendance Allowance payments set to end for 169,000 people before end of this year

A new devolved payment will replace the DWP-delivered benefit for people living in Scotland.

Politics

2 w. ago April 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as Labour announces cuts

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage will all rise from April

Economics

3 w. ago DWP plans for PIP payments emerge after benefits bill to be cut by £5billion

Warning bells are ringing over the future of the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) budget as experts reveal that the benefit could face strict new criteria

Economics

4 w. ago Mum in tears after being caught in lie for £16k Universal Credit claim

Kayley Evans, 22, admitted a charge of dishonesty making a false statement to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to obtain a benefit, advantage or payment.

Economics