8 h. ago DWP confirms record number of older people boost annual income by over £4,000

Nearly 118,000 Pension Credit claims have been successful since the Winter Fuel Payment rule change announcement.

Economics

65 h. ago DWP confirms Universal Credit and 12 other benefits to rise but some will be delayed

The DWP has confirmed the rates for several disability benefits including personal independence payments (PIP), attendance allowance, and disability living allowance from April

Politics

4 d. ago Number of young people not in work or education hits record level in more than a decade

Industry leaders have described the figures as ‘shocking’ and ‘unjust’

Events

4 d. ago Number of people claiming asylum in UK hit record high last year

Migrants who crossed English Channel in small boats accounted for 32 per cent of total number of people claiming asylum

Events

1 week ago UK norovirus fears as three groups of people warned after 'record high'

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a warning to three groups of people as cases of the winter vomiting bug hit a 'record high' as the most vulnerable have been told to take extra care

Events

1 week ago People on ESA due important letter from DWP before end of this month

Migration Notices will be sent to 60,000 households receiving income-related ESA and ESA with Housing Benefit.

Politics

1 week ago DWP explains 'extra' help it can provide for PIP claimants ahead of review

Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disabilities at the DWP, has confirmed a number of measures are in place to help PIP claimants through the review process

Politics

1 week ago Record crowds, record transfers: Irish football reaches a watershed moment

Shamrock Rovers are one win from history in Europe while League of Ireland clubs are thriving after Covid and BrexitSomething special has been brewing in Irish football. On Thursday, Shamrock Rovers have the chance to become the first Irish side to reach the last 16 of a European competition when they host Molde in their Europa Conference League playoff second leg, with a 1-0 advantage.On Sunday the League of Ireland’s attendance record was smashed, as more than 33,000 people watched Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium. Last month Mason Melia, a teenage St Patrick’s Athletic striker, was signed by Tottenham for an up-front fee of €1.8m (£1.5m), tripling the transfer-fee record from the League of Ireland (Liam Scales’s €600,000 move to Celtic in 2021). Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Full list of DWP measures in place to help people through PIP review process

The DWP has confirmed that not all PIP claimants will need to attend a face-to-face assessment if they are due an award review.

Politics

1 week ago Darts ace Luke Littler has helped spark a huge craze for the sport in France

The game has proved to be a massive hit across the Channel, with a record 400,000 people tuning in to watch the games at London’s Alexandra Palace in December

Politics

2 w. ago Change is coming for families with more than two children, but not soon enough

No child in Scotland should grow up in poverty. No family in Scotland should be left with incomes so low that they cannot afford the essentials. Yet for record numbers of people in every part of our nation, this is a reality. And that’s especially true for children growing up with two or more siblings.

Society