39 h. ago Older people making a new claim for PIP could boost income to up to £1,670 each month

In most cases, people nearing State Pension age making a new claim for PIP are given a 10-year award.

Economics

4 d. ago How to challenge your PIP award decision and ask the DWP to look at your claim again

PIP Mandatory Reconsiderations take on average 39 days to process.

Events

8 d. ago Aids devastation highlights America’s deterioration under Trump

Editorial: Trump and Musk laid waste to USAID in a spree of destruction. Now millions of people will lose their lives as a result, and America its hard-won reputation

Politics

9 d. ago People lose their minds after realising Imperial Leather sticker has hidden use

Those with a liking for Imperial Leather soap will have undoubtedly noticed that the red and gold sticker absolutely refuses to budge. But few may realise that it actually serves an important practical purpose

Politics

9 d. ago Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

Politics

1 week ago ‘It’s sheer terrorism’: Sumy buries dead after Russia’s Palm Sunday attack

Ukrainians grieve and clear away wreckage in north-eastern city after morning attack that killed at least 35Europe live – latest updatesOn a warm spring day relatives gathered to say goodbye to Viktor Boiko and his wife, Olha. Their open coffins were laid out next to one other. Viktor wore his best suit. Olha was in a flowery blouse, with carnations heaped around her slippered feet. A priest sang prayers. Gravediggers lowered the couple into the ground, and shovelled earth on top. It landed with a percussive thud.“Give me a weapon. Any weapon. I want to kill those butchers in Moscow,” said Viktor’s brother-in-law Anatolii Prykhodko, as his wife stood sobbing next to him. “They have murdered so many people. Adults, kids, peaceful citizens. If you lose a house or a car in a war, you can get it back. If you lose a person, a loved one, they are gone for ever.” Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago People trying to lose weight should 'avoid' three fruits that slow slimming results

The late Dr Michael Mosley advised against eating these fruits if you're trying to shed some weight.

Politics

1 week ago DWP PIP points system explained as three health conditions to keep £4,200 support

Experts estimate that approximately a million people in England and Wales will lose their disability benefits as part of this restructuring

Economics

2 w. ago Cabinet Office to cut a third of jobs as Labour seeks to shrink Civil Service

Around 1,200 people will lose their jobs under plans announced to civil servants today, with another 900 being transferred to other departments

Society

2 w. ago DWP urges 370,000 people to check State Pension as they may be owed thousands

The DWP has been working to rectify historical State Pension errors and has now urged hundreds of thousands of people to check their entitlements as they may be owed thousands

Politics

2 w. ago DWP sends letters to 370,000 women urging them to check State Pension

The latest data shows 493,813 people have used the online tool at GOV.UK to check if they are missing HRP from their State Pension

Politics

3 w. ago RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes

Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforceUS politics live – latest updatesAround a fifth of the 10,000 jobs cut from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were done in error and will need to be corrected, the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has admitted.Mass layoffs from the health department began this week amid a push by Donald Trump’s administration to shrink the size of the federal government workforce. Union representatives were told around 10,000 people were to lose their jobs ahead of further reductions that could see the department’s 82,000-strong workforce slashed by nearly a quarter. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Ukrainians who fled war fear deportation under Trump: ‘I am young, I want to live’

Trump’s moves have pushed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into a state of insecurity after they were welcomed to a safe havenNot long after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Danyil packed everything he could in a bag and traveled 15 hours by bus from the Zakarpattia region in western Ukraine to the Czech Republic.He fled the war at 17, just as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, forbade men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country. Now aged 20, he watches from the US as the war drags on. In December, Zelenskyy said 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another 370,000 have been wounded in the war. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago DWP estimates 370,000 people could lose PIP claim under major changes

The DWP has published its latest PIP impact assessment, which includes the UK Government's controversial eligibility rule changes to the daily living component of the benefit

Politics

3 w. ago DWP estimates 370,000 people on PIP could lose entitlement and payments under new reforms

The DWP's impact assessment estimates 400,000 people will no longer be eligible for PIP by the 2029/30 financial year.

Politics

3 w. ago Martin Lewis warns people to 'use it or lose it' ahead of important ISA deadline

With the end of tax year approaching, Martin Lewis has warned of the 'urgency' of using your ISA allowance to make the most of your savings

Events

3 w. ago DWP booked profoundly deaf PIP claimant in for phone interview, claims advisor

An almost 100% deaf man was scheduled into an audio-only phone interview as part of his PIP claim despite depending on lip reading to communicate, his representative claims

Politics

3 w. ago DWP PIP disability benefit change will see 150,000 people lose other payments

The DWP has confirmed that 150,000 people will no longer receive Carer's Allowance or the carer element of Universal Credit once stricter rules for PIP are introduced

Politics

3 w. ago Blind people set to lose thousands in benefits still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans

Lib Dem MP Steve Darling, who is registered blind, said the delay was ‘nothing short of a disgrace’

Politics

3 w. ago DWP could give PIP claimants extra benefit worth thousands but you must act now

The DWP is currently consulting on how to protect and support individuals who are set to lose their benefits - but many people are not maximising their benefits already

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