20 h. ago Exact amount Universal Credit claimants can have in savings before DWP cuts payments

Universal Credit is claimed by more than seven million people in the UK - but how much can you have in savings before your payments get reduced?

Economics

1 week ago Keir Starmer caves in to Labour rebels with huge welfare cuts climbdown to avert humiliating Commons vote defeat

In a letter to MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed personal independence payments will be protected

Politics

2 w. ago UK welfare cuts: The 9 Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel against Sir Keir Starmer's government

The cuts to disability payments by Sir Keir Starmer’s government are estimated to push 250,000 people into relative poverty.

Politics

2 w. ago UK promise of £1bn boost to job support for disabled not yet funded

Ministers argue unpopular cuts to welfare payments are part of mission to get people into work and off benefits

Economics

2 w. ago DWP confirms PIP cuts won't apply to 700,000 people – here's why

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit cuts won't apply to a huge group of people

Politics

2 w. ago 'I saved over £1,300 by cancelling payments and cutting my bills'

Every year I grit my teeth and go back through all of my accounts to look for sneaky subscriptions hiding in my regular payments, says consumer rights expert Martyn James

Economics

3 w. ago SNP Government promises not to cut Adult Disability Payment after UK benefit changes

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Scottish Government "will not let disabled people down or cast them aside".

Politics

3 w. ago DWP to confirm exactly when PIP claimants will be cut off from payments

A government bill to be published this week will outline when people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) who no longer qualify once changes are implemented will lose their support

Economics

3 w. ago DWP offers payment worth £812 but warns you must repay it by cut

The payment is usually sent out in November or December to help with fuel costs during the colder months

Events

3 w. ago Scots pensioner couple lose legal fight against winter fuel payment cut

Peter and Florence Fanning took the UK and Scottish Governments to court to challenge their decisions on the controversial cut.

Economics

3 w. ago Scottish pensioners lose court challenge over winter fuel payment cuts after 'irrational' argument

Pensioners Peter and Florence Fanning had sought to challenge the decisions made by government ministers over the winter fuel payment.

Economics

4 w. ago DWP changes in full as Rachel Reeves announces Spending Review for 'working people'

After weeks of intense behind-the-scenes wrangling over who gets what, Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her Spending Review after the Labour Government U-turned on cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment

Economics

4 w. ago These 500,000 pensioners to miss out on winter fuel payments as income limit freezes

The government is to freeze the threshold which will cut off winter fuel payments meaning hundreds of thousands will lose out gradually

Economics

4 w. ago Full list of people on PIP most at risk of payment cut under new DWP welfare reforms

DWP analysis breaks down 18 most-claimed PIP conditions and daily living scores below four points.

Economics