5 h. ago How benefit and pension payment dates will change over bank holiday weekend

The usual payment date will be changing due to the bank holiday

Economics

33 h. ago New DWP warning to people on State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

DWP is urging people to watch out for fake text messages designed to steal personal and financial data.

Events

34 h. ago DWP benefits fraudster raked in £170,000 in Universal Credit with 'hijack' scam

Prosecutor Diane Jackson said the defendant, from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, used the personal details of 'numerous' people to lodge Universal Credit claims

Economics

5 d. ago DWP bonus payment this year for millions who claim PIP and State Pension

The DWP Christmas Bonus is a one-off, tax-free payment of £10 made to people in receipt of certain benefits - but not Universal Credit. Here's everything you need to know

Economics

6 d. ago DWP to send huge payouts to thousands on Universal Credit as lawyers urge further action

The DWP failed to adequately protect the income of disabled people who were transferred from legacy benefits to Universal Credit, according to lawyers

Politics

6 d. ago Man, 30, saw £1,300 Universal Credit payment hadn't arrived... the reason left him stunned

Ryan said DWP stopped his Universal Credit payments

Economics

7 d. ago Lawyers flag ‘scandalous’ issues as DWP pays out £452 million in compensation

Claimants were found to have lost the ‘Severe Disability Premium’ (SDP) in the move to universal credit, with the DWP not doing enough to ensure their incomes were protected

Economics

7 d. ago Britain's ballooning benefits bill: Universal Credit claimants hit record high of eight million people

The capital, which has the highest rate of unemployment in the UK, has more than 364,000 people claiming benefits, a 2.8% rise in the past year

Economics

7 d. ago Jobless benefits claimants up by a million since Labour came to power: Record 8million are signed off work

There were 6.9 million people on Universal Credit in July 2024 compared to the 8 million claiming the benefit last month.

Economics

7 d. ago Number of people claiming Universal Credit surges to record high of 8 million

There were 6.9 million people on Universal Credit in July 2024 compared to the 8 million claiming the benefit last month.

Politics

8 d. ago State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefit payment dates changing this month

Full list of benefits set to be affected by a bank holiday later this month.

Economics

8 d. ago DWP and HMRC making major change to 10 benefits including Universal Credit

The DWP is to make changes to ten benefits payments within days - following the bank holiday adjustment, parents with children continuing their education have been warned to update HMRC by this date

Politics

1 week ago Full list of DWP benefits that will migrate to Universal Credit

There are six old-style benefits that are gradually being fazed out by the Department for Work and Pensions

Politics

4 w. ago DWP reveals deadline for thousands of benefit claimants owed compensation after court battle

Over 10,000 people with ‘complex’ cases are still waiting for a payment

Events

last month Brits who get four benefits warned not to ignore DWP letter that will stop payments

People on these benefits will be moved to Universal Credit amid the welfare reforms, but they’ll need to act as this won’t be automatic

Events

last month DWP to end six benefits in months as millions told to claim Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been phasing out older benefits for millions of people in recent years - but it is continuing this year

Politics