4 h. ago Free TV licences available to people claiming one DWP benefit

Standard TV licences usually cost £174.50 annually, while the black-and-white licence fee now stands at £58.50

Politics

5 h. ago DWP ending older benefits by March 31 as millions sent Universal Credit letter

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is also being replaced by Universal Credit and the DWP wants everyone claiming this benefit to be transferred across by March 31, 2026

Politics

26 h. ago DWP under fire as details emerge over massive waits PIP claimants are facing

Disabled people face being pushed into debt and poverty while waiting for the PIP claims to be processed, a new report has found

Events

52 h. ago DWP explains 'lump sum' payments for eligible benefit claimants

Millions of benefit claimants can go through the process

Politics

52 h. ago DWP confirms rules as these claimants could get 'lump sum' back payments

Millions of benefit claimants can request to go through the process

Economics

53 h. ago Ministers ditch plans to give benefit claimants free television licences after furious backlash

The government has dropped plans to give free television licences to benefit claimants after an angry backlash.

Politics

53 h. ago DWP PIP waiting times warning over new disability benefit claims

PIP provides financial support to cover additional living expenses for those with long-term physical or mental health conditions or disabilities

Events

57 h. ago People making a new claim for PIP waiting over a year for DWP award decision

A new report has found disability benefit claimants are ‘at risk of debt and poverty amid poor DWP service’.

Events

57 h. ago MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

Events

65 h. ago DWP delays risk pushing disability PIP benefit claimants into poverty, MPs warn

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said some benefit claimants have been left waiting over a year for their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims to be processed

Events

6 d. ago Cold Weather Payments triggered in over 400 UK postcode areas

Sub-zero temperatures mean eligible benefit claimants will automatically receive the £25 payment

Politics

7 d. ago Pensioners and benefit claimants 'set to cash in with new tax rules'

Analysis claims millions earning around £50,000 will see their take-home pay fall - but others are set to benefit

Economics

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves's 'fiscal drag' stealth tax will leave striving British workers £505 worse off by 2030

Millions of workers will find themselves worse off by 2030 as Labour's tax policy 'quietly hammers' workers yet leaves benefits claimants and pensioners richer, a think tank has warned.

Economics

1 week ago Pensioners, parents and people in work urged to download free HMRC app

The HMRC app can help people track State Pension forecasts, do everyday tax tasks and manage Child Benefit claims.

Economics

1 week ago Outcry over £12million cost of translators for migrants in benefit claim disputes

Migrants should be banned from using taxpayer-funded translators to claim benefits, a report says.

Economics

2 w. ago Forget working, you could be better off on benefits under Labour! How a couple with three children earning just £10,000 a year could 'game' the system to pocket the equivalent of a £140,000 salary

Benefit-claiming parents who work as little as a day a week are set for bumper pay packets worth the equivalent of £140,000 next year - and it's all thanks to Labour's 'Benefit Street Budget'.

Economics

2 w. ago DWP issues update on home visits for UK benefit claimants with 'rules for all staff'

A minister has issued details about DWP rules after a question was raised in Parliament

Politics

2 w. ago The benefit that 910,000 Brits don’t claim but pays up to £347 a week – are you eligible?

MORE than 910,000 people are missing out on a key benefit, which is worth up to £347 a week. Up to £2.5billion of Pension Credit payments were unclaimed last year, according to recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions. As a result, eligible families are missing out on around £2,600 a year, it...

Economics

3 w. ago Offenders 'spared driving bans by claiming they need their taxpayer

The programme allows disability benefit claimants to swap their mobility allowance for a lease on a new car, which are also exempt from VAT and insurance premium tax.

Economics

3 w. ago Martin Lewis urges DWP to make major change for 8 million benefit claimants

One claimant said the issue was a ‘nightmare’

Politics