2 h. ago DWP urges women impacted by State Pension age changes to get help finding work

The DWP explains how there is tailored employment support for older workers to retrain or learn new skills.

Economics

47 h. ago DWP State Pension update – why you could still be waiting for key letter

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been issuing letters to all State Pension recipients in Great Britain, which outline the new payment rates for 2025/26

Politics

50 h. ago Another crisis, another IMF summit: but unlike 2008, the delegates are disunited

Where once the world came together to fight the credit crunch, Trump’s tariffs will set a more divisive testWhen the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors gather at the International Monetary Fund in Washington this week, it may kindle memories of another meeting, also held against the backdrop of a global economic crisis, in autumn 2008.Then, as the aftershocks from the collapse of Lehman Brothers ripped through financial markets, central banks coordinated drastic emergency rate cuts, and the UK chancellor, Alistair Darling, urged his G7 counterparts to emulate the UK’s approach and shore up stricken banks. Continue reading...

Politics

69 h. ago DWP pension rules explained when someone dies and change that could impact millions

Your state pension stops when you die, but there are some exceptions depending on your circumstances and there are caveats such as your spouse's NI contributions

Events

5 d. ago DWP explains £184 payment you can get if you have these six things

People have been encouraged to check whether they may be eligible for the payments wort hundreds a month

Economics

6 d. ago State Pension payment update for people waiting for DWP annual uprating letter

The New and Basic State Pension weekly payment rates increased by 4.1 per cent on April 7.

Economics

7 d. ago EU announces $1.8 billion aid package for Palestinian Authority

The European Union plans to provide financial aid worth up to $1.8 billion to support the beleaguered Palestinian Authority and fund projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem and war-ravaged Gaza

Economics

8 d. 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

9 d. ago Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials review – existence is resistance

In mapping the Palestinian history and culture that persists despite Israeli suppression, Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson display a strength of purpose and a promise of hopeRaja Shehadeh – lawyer, activist and Palestine’s greatest prose writer – has long been a voice of sanity and measure in the fraught, tendentious world of Arab-Israeli politics. His first non-academic book, When the Bulbul Stopped Singing, chronicled the 2002 siege of his hometown, Ramallah, while Palestinian Walks, which won the Orwell prize, traced how Israel’s de facto occupation of the West Bank had fundamentally altered both its geography and its history. Last year, Shehadeh published What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?, his first book since the attacks of 7 October. It was a work in two parts: the first, a characteristically measured analysis of how history led us to this point; the second, a bitterly furious record of the devastation wrought upon Gaza. The overwhelming impression was of a man who, after d...

Politics

2 w. ago Millions of Brits to get major DWP cash boost from today – exact amount explained

The increases to the State Pension is guaranteed under the triple lock promise and comes into effect on the first Monday of the new tax year as some Brits will be £472 better off

Economics

2 w. ago Lebanon's new central bank chief vows to fight money launduring and terrorism funding

Lebanon’s new central bank governor has vowed that the institution will fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism and will work independently away from political intervention

Economics

2 w. ago People on State Pension could change payment date frequency to help with higher bills

Most State Pension payments are issued every four weeks, but a former DWP employee explains how this can be changed.

Economics

3 w. ago HMRC can now seize funds from bank accounts in tax rules update

The Revenue & Customs move will see money taken from accounts to recover unpaid bills - and will now extend to unpaid tax on savings interest, with account holders warned

Economics

3 w. ago PIP claimants making 'one big mistake' on applications, former DWP assessor says

James Merrell, who worked as a PIP assessor for the DWP, explained to the Daily Star how applicants can avoid a common mistake while filling out DWP forms and attending in-person assessments

Politics

3 w. ago DWP explains state pension letter about 'directly taking funds' from bank accounts

State pension payments are increasing 4.1% next month

Economics

4 w. ago DWP explains 40pc rule on how much it can directly take from your bank account

Debtors will get a notice period of when an amount is being deducted so they can dispute the matter

Economics