7 h. ago Starmer must drop ‘cruel’ Pip proposals or face ‘mother of all rebellions’, Labour MP says – UK politics live

Richard Burgon says PM’s failure to defend new Pip eligibility rules at PMQs shows why ‘cruel’ plans should be droppedLast night, to back up its analysis of the disability cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published two charts illustrating aspects of the changes.This one shows how the £5bn cuts announced yesterday compare in scale to previous benefit cuts, listed here in order of how big they were, in current prices. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Starmer defends ‘moral’ benefits cuts plan after Diane Abbott says most vulnerable are being used to balance books – UK politics live

Veteran Labour MP says ‘there is nothing moral’ about government plan to cut benefitsLast night, to back up its analysis of the disability cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published two charts illustrating aspects of the changes.This one shows how the £5bn cuts announced yesterday compare in scale to previous benefit cuts, listed here in order of how big they were, in current prices. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago PMQs live: Kemi Badenoch challenges Keir Starmer over taxes and ‘emergency budget’ before next week’s spring statement

Prime minister takes questions in Commons after decision to slash disability paymentsLast night, to back up its analysis of the disability cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published two charts illustrating aspects of the changes.This one shows how the £5bn cuts announced yesterday compare in scale to previous benefit cuts, listed here in order of how big they were, in current prices. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Minister refuses to rule out more benefit cuts amid backlash over Liz Kendall move to slash disability payments – UK politics live

Stephen Timms, social security and disability minister, says ‘who knows what will happen in next five years’ as welfare bill is increasing even with cutsMatt Hancock, the former Tory health secretary, has just started giving evidence to the Covid inquiry as part of its inquiry into PPE procurement.There is a live feed here.Of course people who can work should work - no one is questioning that - but for my relatives, friends and neighbours, and your constituents who have the misfortune to suffer from a chronic, debilitating, long-term condition that leaves them bed-bound, unable to leave their home or crushed by mental illness, these cuts will not motivate them to get back to work, it will instead scare and humiliate them and strip them of their dignity and self respect and for some it will send them to an early grave. The blame for this will lie squarely with you and the sycophants within your party who passively support these dreadful cuts. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago DWP shares new update on £5,000 compensation for 57,000 benefit claimants

According to the benefits department, tens of thousands of people are set to receive compensation payments potentially worth up to £5,000

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56 h. ago DWP sends letter to 'everyone' in the UK with important state pension update

The DWP is now sending letters to everyone over 66 with updated state pension payment details. The letters are being sent to people who were born in and around 1959, or in the years before.

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3 d. ago DWP PIP change update as Minister says 'We don’t want to take money from the poorest'

Reports suggest that Labour wants to cut £5 billion from the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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3 d. ago DWP update on PIP changes as the Government's 'plan for change' unveiled

Currently, nearly four million working-age adults in England and Wales claim incapacity or disability benefits

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5 d. ago DWP to send letter to everyone over 66 with updated state pension payment details

The DWP is set to send out vital letters to millions of people of State Pension age in the coming weeks, with the information contained inside being very important

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5 d. ago DWP issues update on £150 payment that could be expanded to millions on Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a statement on the future of the Warm Home Discount, which is worth £150, in the House of Lords this week

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6 d. ago DWP update as quicker system allows claims for £4,200 in just over 15 minutes

Pensions Minister Torsten Bell has issued a statement on Pension Credit in response to a question from an MP

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7 d. ago DWP confirms older people can make online claim for £4,200 State Pension boost in just 16 minutes

The maximum number of Pension Credit questions to be answered online is 48, but claims can be completed in 35.

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9 d. ago DWP PIP update as 'freeze' planned with those with most extreme disabilities set to lose out

Labour is carrying out a major review of the benefits system, as it emerged that the government is reportedly planning to announce a freeze on PIP payments.

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9 d. ago New DWP update for nearly 150,000 older people on Attendance Allowance

A new devolved payment will replace Attendance Allowance for people in Scotland this year.

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1 week ago DWP shares major Jobcentre update as part of plans to overhaul disability benefits

According to reports, the work coaches are already employed by job centres, but they will be "redeployed" to different areas to offer tailored and "intensive" support to people on health-related benefits

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2 w. ago DWP issues crucial update for those who pay rent and claim Universal Credit

The department has not revealed whether compensation can be expected in the future

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2 w. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment eligibility update as minister issues statement

The annual Winter Fuel Payment of up to £300 is now no longer available to some 9.2 million older people, following a policy change last summer

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2 w. ago DWP update on who will be will be targeted in bank account checks

Officials will be able to look at bank statements and directly take funds from accounts

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2 w. ago WASPI campaigners share update amid hopes to overturn DWP decision

The group has given an update after threatening the government with legal action

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2 w. ago Half a million pensioners boost their State Pension by over £5,000 a year

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released updated figures on the State Pension for the financial year 2025/26, as well as other benefit payments

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