56 h. ago California set to approve Prop 50 as voters signal displeasure with Trump

Voters set to accept new maps to help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering – and check president’s powerCalifornia’s Proposition 50 began as a warning from the nation’s largest blue state to its largest red one: don’t poke the bear. But when Texas moved ahead with a rare, mid-decade gerrymander, pushed by Donald Trump as Republicans seek to shore up their fragile House majority in the midterm elections, California made good on its threat.Now, California voters appear poised to approve a redistricting measure placed on the ballot in August by Democrats and the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, who have cast it as a chance to check Trump’s power. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Government issues update as DWP set to make 'unprecedented' PIP changes

The government benefit has never been fully reviewed in the 12 years since it was launched

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7 d. ago Triple lock alert as state pensioners urged to check bank account

State pension payments increase in April in line with the triple lock

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9 d. ago PIP medical checks warning as new DWP powers come into force

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to be given new powers to check the bank accounts of benefit claimants to ensure they are eligible to receive the cash

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1 week ago Exact amount DWP benefits set to increase next April including Universal Credit and State Pension

The rate of benefits increases in April in line with the rate of inflation from the previous September

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1 week ago 'Prepare' alert issued urging people to buy batteries by Thursday

People have been warned of potential power cuts, prompting a warning to check their battery supplies

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1 week ago Exact amount DWP benefits set to rise by next year including Universal Credit

A spike in inflation is expected to trigger higher than otherwise benefit increases next April, including for Universal Credit - but leave the government with an £18billion bill

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2 w. ago DWP officials to be given power to view claimants' bank details under new law

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be given new powers to view the bank accounts of benefit claimants, under a bill making its way through Parliament

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2 w. ago DWP reveals date it will start looking at bank accounts and who will be affected

The Department for Work and Pensions may soon be able to look into your bank account if new proposals come into force, but not everyone is happy about the new Bill

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3 w. ago Millions set for 'unexpected' DWP state pension boost from April 2026

All eyes will be on the release of inflation figures for September next week

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3 w. ago State Pension: UK pensioners set for DWP payment increase from April 2026

A small change to wage data could mean a bigger payday for retirees 💷

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3 w. ago Exact date DWP will start checking bank accounts and who will be targeted

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to start checking bank accounts from April next year in a bid to combat benefit fraud - here's everything you need to know

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3 w. ago HMRC confirms £300 bank account deductions for certain state pensioners

The new Winter Fuel Payment system is in place this year and will see some pensioners initially handed money - but they will not get to keep it

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3 w. ago Exact date Winter Fuel Payments will land in pensioners' bank accounts

The Government payments are designed to help lower-income pensioners with their energy bills during the colder months.

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3 w. ago DWP confirms when bank account checks will start as three benefits 'targeted'

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the start date for new eligibility verification and bank account checks which will be rolled out from April 2026

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3 w. ago DWP set to be given new powers to check on pensioner bank accounts

The DWP will be able to request bank statements if there is a 'suspicion of fraud'

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4 w. ago DWP will be able to snoop on pensioner bank accounts in new benefits crackdown

The new Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will give the Government power to recover money straight from bank accounts of those who have committed benefit fraud

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4 w. ago Two million pensioners could have to repay up to £300 to HMRC

HMRC is set to reclaim the money owed through tax, rather than direct from bank accounts

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4 w. ago Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump? | Steven Greenhouse

As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power – with disastrous consequencesTwo 0f the world’s best-known authoritarian leaders – Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s president – have each had at least 15 years at their country’s helm to pack the courts with loyalists and to pressure and intimidate judges. And no surprise, judges in those countries have repeatedly done what Orbán and Erdoğan want.Donald Trump has not had the opportunity to pack the US supreme court to nearly the same degree. Nor has he, despite his brash, bullying ways, done much to pressure or browbeat the court’s nine justices. Nevertheless, the court’s conservative supermajority has ruled time after time in favor of Trump since he returned to office. The six conservative justices have fallen into line much like Hungary’s and Turkey’s judges, even though the supreme court’s justices have life tenure to insulate them from po...

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