10 h. ago DWP boss defends welfare reform changes after PIP plans put on hold

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall acknowledged it had been a “bumpy ride when she appeared before the Work and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Economics

29 h. ago PIP cuts could still go ahead as planned in major DWP update after Starmer's U

Before Keir Starmer was forced into a brutal U-turn by rebelling MPs, the cuts to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) scheme were due to come into force in November 2026

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29 h. ago Kendall defends welfare reform plan after Government forced to ditch key parts

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted she was motivated by getting people into work rather than cutting costs.

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30 h. ago PIP applicants issued key advice by former DWP assessor after cut 'delays'

Keir Starmer was forced to delete the entire PIP section from the welfare bill due to a Labour rebellion as claimants have been left unclear and 'confused' about the future of the scheme

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51 h. ago MP criticises DWP as she accuses them of cutting off her own son's PIP

The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of being 'at war' with the people it is supposed to protect

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52 h. ago DWP under fire after 'cutting off PIP entirely' for MP's son

The DWP has been accused of stripping away Personal Independence Payments (PIP) from some recipients even as their health conditions deteriorate

Events

58 h. ago DWP PIP rules so claimants do not lose payments after hospital stay

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has strict rules in place for benefit claimants who are admitted to hospital, with some at risk of losing their payments

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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'

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4 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

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7 d. ago What it means as benefit cut bill passes and Universal Credit goes up

The bill that was meant to cut DWP disability benefits has been approved by MPs

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7 d. ago Proof work DOESN'T pay under Starmer's Labour: Sickness benefits to be worth £2,500 MORE than a minimum wage job

Earnings of the unemployed who claim ill health payments will overtake those of workers on the national living wage next year, warns a think tank.

Economics

7 d. ago Keir Starmer survives another welfare rebellion amid outrage at DWP disability cuts

Forty five Labour MPs voted against the Government's stripped-down welfare Bill - with backbencher Rachael Maskell branding it a 'stain' on the party

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8 d. ago Disabled will lose £3,000 a year in 'stain on the Labour Party' DWP cuts, MPs told

Labour backbencher Rachael Maskell told the Commons that welfare reforms that would cut the Universal Credit health aspect would be a 'stain on this great party'

Economics

8 d. ago Exact amount Universal Credit claimants can have in savings before DWP cuts payments

Universal Credit is claimed by more than seven million people in the UK - but how much can you have in savings before your payments get reduced?

Economics

2 w. ago SARAH VINE: Keir Starmer's a coward who seems to loathe this country. Rachel Reeves should not have to carry the can for HIS financial mismanagement

The Welfare Bill, designed to get a handle on the vast amounts of taxpayer money being dished out to people who, in the words of Liz Kendall, are 'taking the Mickey', came to a vote.

Events

2 w. ago PIP cuts chaos as Government makes last minute DWP changes – how it impacts you

The chaotic scenes were extraordinary for a Government with a working majority of 165 – and just under a year since Sir Starmer won a landslide general election victory

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2 w. ago Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister

Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likelyUK politics live – latest updatesThere will be “a cost” to the government’s climbdown on welfare changes at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s senior ministers has said, as a leading fiscal thinktank said new tax rises appeared increasingly likely.Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, defended Starmer and the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, after the second reading of the government’s main welfare bill passed its first Commons test only after a central element was removed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago From landslide to mudslide, the PM's been buried under the sludge of Labour dissent: QUENTIN LETTS on the welfare reform vote

Welfare minister Liz Kendall summoned all the resolution in her slender veins. 'This Government,' she squeaked, 'must not and will not duck the big challenges!' Three and a bit hours later: capitulation.

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2 w. ago Starmer ditches Pip benefit reforms in face of Labour revolt

Changes to eligibility for the personal independence payment (Pip) will not be made until after a review of the benefit’s assessment process.

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2 w. ago Labour narrowly wins vote on DWP benefit cuts after major last

The government made further concessions during the debate

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