5 d. ago DWP urged to make major changes after three tragic claimant deaths

Three people died in cases that could have been prevented, a committee found. Some PIP claimants said that their claims had been ended without them being told

Events

8 d. ago DWP urges people born on certain dates to check state pension age

The state pension age in the UK for men and women is 66 - but this is set to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028

Politics

9 d. ago DWP should have legal duty to look after benefits claimants, MPs say after woman’s body lay undiscovered for three years

Action needed after deaths of vulnerable claimants following benefits being stopped, MPs say

Politics

1 week ago DWP urges people born on certain dates to check State Pension age ahead of change

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

Politics

1 week ago DWP scrapping one benefit forever as urgent warning letters sent to households

The latest benefit to be phased out is Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), and anyone who this applies to should be getting a letter in the post over the coming weeks and months

Events

1 week ago Pensioners urged to make 5 minute DWP call to boost state pension by £80 a week

Around 750,000 people across the UK are not receiving the correct state pension amount they're entitled to

Economics

2 w. ago DWP urged to ‘write off’ Carer’s Allowance overpayments for small or inadvertent breaches of earnings limit

The Carer’s Allowance earnings threshold is £196 per week.

Politics

2 w. ago Coronation Street's Craig Tinker star reveals major audition move as fans predict tragic exit plot

Actor Colson Smith has already bowed out of the ITV soap having filmed his final scenes as Craig Tinker after soap bosses decided to write the character out after almost 15 years

Events

3 w. ago Former DWP employee urges all parents to claim Child Benefit

Sandra Wrench shares three crucial reasons parents should not ignore Child Benefit.

Society

3 w. ago DWP issues urgent warning as PIP claimants and pensioners at risk of being scammed

The UK Government says the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will never ask for sensitive personal or financial information via text and advises reporting suspicious messages

Events

3 w. ago Scottish Government urges DWP to abandon proposed welfare reforms due to start next year

The Scottish Government has written to Work and Pensions Liz Kendall calling for ‘damaging social security welfare reforms’ to be scrapped immediately.

Politics