50 h. ago DWP issues state pension back payment update with thousands of people owed up to £11,725

New figures released today show that £804.7million has been paid out for the first DWP state pension correction exercised, with 130,000 people found to have been underpaid

Economics

52 h. ago New State Pension back payment update for older women due up to £11,725 from DWP

DWP has identified nearly 131,000 State Pension Underpayments, owed a total of £804.7 million.

Economics

3 d. ago New calls to scrap PIP assessments and base payment awards on medical conditions

A new online petition is calling for a change to the PIP application process.

Events

3 d. ago Major update issued as DWP benefit paying up to £441 a month scrapped for good

Under the management of Social Security Scotland, the name of the benefit Attendance Allowance will change to Pension Age Disability Payment, and it will be the 15th benefit administered by the Scottish benefits department overall

Economics

4 d. ago New DWP update on plans to reform PIP assessments from next year

The proposed changes to the PIP daily living component are set to start in November 2026.

Politics

6 d. ago DWP State Pension update – why you could still be waiting for key letter

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been issuing letters to all State Pension recipients in Great Britain, which outline the new payment rates for 2025/26

Politics

8 d. ago PIP claimants with these four conditions 'to keep benefit, says DWP assessor

The tightening of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rules is estimated to cut 400,000 Brits from the scheme when they take effect in November next year

Politics

8 d. ago PIP claimants told to do this one thing with huge success rate if they are rejected

EXCLUSIVE: James Merrell, a former PIP assessor for the DWP, provided the Daily Star with a step-by-step guide of the options available to applicants when they are rejected from the scheme

Politics

8 d. ago Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill itAmid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving its growth forecast last month, one remarkable finding gets too little attention. It predicts housebuilding will rise to its highest level in 40 years, adding 0.2% growth or £6.8bn by 2029-30, potentially rising to more than 0.4% by 2034-35. The government has said that housing scores the biggest positive growth effect from a “zero-cost policy” the OBR has ever forecast.This is especially remarkable given that 2024 saw the fewest planning permissions granted for new homes for a decade, and the worst on record, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Planning applications plummeted when the last government scrapped councils’ mandatory housing targets, but since Labour reimposed a national planning policy framework, applications in the works have risen by more than 160%.Polly Toyn...

Events

9 d. ago I'm not rewriting history on support for gender reforms, claims Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour had backed the SNP’s gender reform plans - but now says mistakes were made.

Events

9 d. ago DWP issues update on Easter payment dates as money sent to accounts early

Certain people who claim benefits will receive their payments early this weekend due to Easter bank holiday dates

Economics

1 week ago PIP claimants with these 'four conditions will keep benefit', DWP assessor says

EXCLUSIVE: Disability benefits expert James Merrell, who helps claimants through the PIP process, told the Daily Star what groups are likely to keep the the benefit and which are likely to lose it

Politics

1 week ago State Pension payment update for people waiting for DWP annual uprating letter

The New and Basic State Pension weekly payment rates increased by 4.1 per cent on April 7.

Economics

1 week ago New update on calls to scrap proposed DWP changes to benefits for disabled people

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt welfare reforms.

Politics

2 w. ago These PIP claimants could fail to qualify for benefits under strict new rules

From next year, applicants will need to score four points in at least one activity when they are being assessed for the daily living element of PIP, which is currently worth up to £110 a week

Events

2 w. ago DWP Cold Weather Payment update as 1.4million households receive cash support

The DWP has issued a new update on its £25 Cold Weather Payment, which is issued to households when temperatures drop to zero degrees Celsius or below for seven consecutive days

Economics

2 w. ago DWP issues new Cold Weather Payment update as 1.4million receive £25 payment

Overall, Cold Weather Payments went to 1.4million households across England and Wales this winter and over £9million of the energy support went to those claiming Pension Credit

Economics

2 w. ago Disabled people urged to come forward after welfare reform plans hit milestone

How disabled people can share their thoughts on the welfare changes

Events

2 w. ago DWP update as government confirms exact amount Universal Credit set to rise

The DWP has confirmed that the increase to the standard allowance will be above inflation for the rest of this Government, with the first above inflation increase set to come in 2026/27

Politics

2 w. ago Streeting defends Labour’s national insurance hike as health secretary urges Farage to ‘come clean’ over Reform’s NHS plans

Exclusive: Labour is continuing to ramp up the pressure on Reform UK, urging Nigel Farage to ‘come clean’ about his plans for an insurance-style funding model for the NHS

Society