17 h. ago Labour MPs call for benefit cuts to be scrapped after winter fuel payment U

Rachel Reeves has announced that around nine million more pensioners will receive the fuel payment this year

Politics

30 h. ago Thousands of carers in Scotland to get £293 extra payment next week

The money will be issued to around 90,000 unpaid carers over a two-day period.

Economics

6 d. ago DWP minister issues message to 'all pensioners' in Pension Credit update

The latest set of Pension Credit statistics shows that an additional 58,800 households have been awarded the means-tested benefit since last summer's Winter Fuel Payment announcement

Politics

6 d. ago Winter fuel payment update as chancellor confirms benefit change timeline

More people will be eligible for the winter fuel payment under Rachel Reeves' new plans

Economics

8 d. ago Exact date unpaid carers to receive an extra £293 payment on top of benefit this month

The money will be issued to around 90,000 unpaid carers over a two-day period in June.

Economics

1 week ago Winter fuel payment: Options to reintroduce the benefit for millions of households

The decision to make the Winter Fuel Payment available only to those who claim pension credit last year meant those claiming the benefit fell by almost 90% and saved around £1.5 billion a year, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates

Economics

1 week ago Crucial Universal Credit payment dates when you'll finally see DWP benefit rise

The DWP has increased the amount it pays to Universal Credit claimants each month, but when you see the increase will depend on the date of your assessment period

Politics

2 w. ago Nigel Farage blasted for 'fantasy economics' as Reform claims £225billion savings by axing net zero projects

Nigel Farage is calling for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap and restoring the winter fuel payment to all pensioners

Economics

2 w. ago Labour pressure to ease welfare squeeze adds to Reeves’ headaches

The Chancellor faces demands to reverse the winter fuel payment cut, axe the two-child benefit limit and limit the scope of welfare reforms.

Events

2 w. ago Nigel Farage to back scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payment

The Reform UK leader is hoping to appeal to more left-wing voters in his speech next week

Politics

2 w. ago DWP update on major PIP cuts issued by Liz Kendal after £47 a week warning

The Labour Government has defended plans to cut around 400,000 claims from the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by tightening the qualifying criteria of the benefit

Events

2 w. ago Winter Fuel Payment: Who is eligible and how much is the benefit worth?

The Prime Minister has announced plans to widen eligibility for the winter fuel payment, which was previously available to all UK residents above the state pension age of 66

Politics

2 w. ago Will you get YOUR winter fuel payment back? Government rethinks scrapping of popular benefit

The Government has U-turned on its axing of Winter Fuel Payments for most pensioners, but left everyone hanging on how or when it intends to implement this plan.

Politics

2 w. ago Over 40 with a bad back? Labour's coming for your benefits! Liz Kendall says welfare crackdown MUST go ahead despite revolt

Liz Kendall is to use a speech today to defend plans to tightening the eligibility criteria for the main disability benefit in England, the personal independence payment (Pip).

Politics

2 w. ago HMRC confirms exactly when parents will be handed £104 early payment

If you’re expecting a Child Benefit payment on the upcoming May bank holiday, then you should receive the money this Friday (May 23) instead

Economics

3 w. ago Over £3 million received by people in West Lothian since Carer Support Payment introduced

'This is a lifeline for people across West Lothian who care for loved ones every day'

Economics

3 w. ago Starmer and his allies spent so long attacking Labour’s left, they forgot how to govern | Owen Jones

Rehashing 20-year-old Blairite ideas that were stale then will inspire nobody. Britain is crying out for bold, transformative policy-makingJust why has Keir Starmer’s government proved such a catastrophe? This is a question that must be posed to his cheerleaders, or at least those who were at one time cheerleaders: the road from the last general election is lined with silently discarded pompoms. The idea here is not to rub their faces in a political project that is now both electorally toxic and morally bankrupt, but to determine what happens next.First off, the failure should be considered absolute. It is projected that a Labour government will drive more than a million Britons into – or more deeply into – poverty through an assault on disability benefits. The same government imposed hardship on many pensioners by stripping away the winter fuel payment, and it refuses to reverse the Tories’ two-child benefit cap, the UK’s biggest single generator of child poverty. Not content with ...

Events

3 w. ago DWP PIP claimants could lose a second benefit in payment cuts

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to overhaul the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit, which could see thousands of carers losing their entitlement to another payment

Politics

3 w. ago HMRC warn parents to take action or face losing £1,354 yearly payment

The deadline to extend the benefit is fast approaching

Events

4 w. ago State pension and other DWP benefit payment dates set to change next week

The Spring bank holiday is observed across the UK, which means many payments due on May 26 will arrive on a different day

Economics