11 h. ago Older people with health issues urged to contact charity for help claiming benefits

Independent Age can help older people with health issues claim Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment.

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12 h. ago DWP issues update on plans to tackle 100,000 Work Capability Assessments backlog

Work Capability Assessments are required from people claiming certain benefits

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26 h. ago DWP issues update on major changes for parents who claim Universal Credit

The Government has announced its new scheme to try and lift children out of poverty

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33 h. ago Rio Ferdinand's 'man of the people' claim amid new life in Dubai and World Cup draw role

The Manchester United icon will oversee the World Cup draw on Friday, when England learn their opponents for next summer's tournament

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34 h. ago Woman who 'hates Christmas' says people never take her seriously

A woman who claims she 'hates Christmas' has said people never believe her when she says she doesn't like the holiday, or they assume she must have had a 'bad childhood'

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38 h. ago Rio Ferdinand mocked by fans after claiming he is a 'man of the people' ahead of World Cup draw

Rio Ferdinand has been hammered by fans for declaring himself a 'man of the people', despite moving to Dubai where he doesn't pay UK tax. 

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42 h. ago DWP minister issues update over assessments for people on 3 benefits

Some claimants may get a phone call

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49 h. ago Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports. Streeting is understood to be concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Times reported. He has asked leading experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become “over-pathologised”, the newspaper said, as he seeks to grapple with the 4.4 million working-age people now claiming sickness or incapacity benefit. The figure has risen by 1.2 million since 2019, while the number of 16 to 34-year-olds off work with long-term sickness because of a mental health condition is said to have grown rapidly in the same period. Streeting told the Times he knew from “personal experience how devastating it can be ...

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50 h. ago Streeting orders review of mental health diagnosis amid welfare reform drive

The Health Secretary is concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness.

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54 h. ago IDF destroys West Bank homes of people it claims were involved in Israel attacks

The IDF destroyed two homes in the West Bank belonging to people it claims were involved in attacks against Israel.

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57 h. ago 'I spent thousands on weekly food shop and many people have a lot of questions'

A woman has left people gobsmacked after claiming to spend £3,800 on groceries every week in a TikTok video, but viewers questioned her haul and how healthy it actually was, too

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58 h. ago Neuralink patients can now control robotic arms with their thoughts

Elon Musk claims brain chip could one day allow people to live in a robot body

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59 h. ago Migraine symptoms could be eased with 1 cold remedy that people 'swear by'

A woman has shared her grandmother's remedy for alleviating migraine symptoms, and many people have claimed it 'really works'

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61 h. ago Hillary Clinton claims TikTok misinformation is influencing young people’s views on the Israel–Palestine conflict

Former secretary of state complains young Americans being swayed by unreliable media on TikTok, making it difficult to have a ‘reasonable discussion’ about events in the Middle East

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62 h. ago New DWP steps to stop people fraudulently claiming PIP worth up to £749 every month

DWP said £330 million was lost to fraud and error within the PIP system last year.

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63 h. ago UK alert as certain Christmas decorations could be 'poisonous'

Vets have claimed that people with animals in the house should avoid these 'entirely'

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3 d. ago Donald Trump brands people 'garbage' in most shockingly racist rant yet

And at the end of today's two-hour long cabinet meeting, he launched into a shocking rant, claiming people of Somali heritage "contribute nothing" and saying he doesn't want them in the country

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3 d. ago Everything you need to know about DWP Christmas bonus payment landing this week

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will pay a Christmas bonus from this week to millions of people claiming benefits - here is how much you will get and who is eligible

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4 d. ago Everything you need to know about DWP December payment changes

Some people claiming DWP benefits may notice a number of changes this month

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5 d. ago Thousands rally in Madrid to demand snap election over corruption allegations

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez amid series of claims involving his family, party and administrationTens of thousands of people have attended an anti-government demonstration in Madrid to demand a snap general election as the country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, tries to weather a series of corruption allegations involving his family, his party and his administration.Sunday’s protest, called by Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP) under the slogan, “This is it: mafia or democracy?”, was held three days after one of Sánchez’s closest erstwhile allies, the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, was remanded in custody by a judge investigating an alleged kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. Continue reading...

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