26 h. ago Rachel Reeves's 'fiscal drag' stealth tax will leave striving British workers £505 worse off by 2030

Millions of workers will find themselves worse off by 2030 as Labour's tax policy 'quietly hammers' workers yet leaves benefits claimants and pensioners richer, a think tank has warned.

Economics

3 d. ago Pensioners, parents and people in work urged to download free HMRC app

The HMRC app can help people track State Pension forecasts, do everyday tax tasks and manage Child Benefit claims.

Economics

5 d. ago Outcry over £12million cost of translators for migrants in benefit claim disputes

Migrants should be banned from using taxpayer-funded translators to claim benefits, a report says.

Economics

6 d. ago Forget working, you could be better off on benefits under Labour! How a couple with three children earning just £10,000 a year could 'game' the system to pocket the equivalent of a £140,000 salary

Benefit-claiming parents who work as little as a day a week are set for bumper pay packets worth the equivalent of £140,000 next year - and it's all thanks to Labour's 'Benefit Street Budget'.

Economics

9 d. ago DWP issues update on home visits for UK benefit claimants with 'rules for all staff'

A minister has issued details about DWP rules after a question was raised in Parliament

Politics

9 d. ago The benefit that 910,000 Brits don’t claim but pays up to £347 a week – are you eligible?

MORE than 910,000 people are missing out on a key benefit, which is worth up to £347 a week. Up to £2.5billion of Pension Credit payments were unclaimed last year, according to recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions. As a result, eligible families are missing out on around £2,600 a year, it...

Economics

1 week ago Offenders 'spared driving bans by claiming they need their taxpayer

The programme allows disability benefit claimants to swap their mobility allowance for a lease on a new car, which are also exempt from VAT and insurance premium tax.

Economics

2 w. ago Martin Lewis urges DWP to make major change for 8 million benefit claimants

One claimant said the issue was a ‘nightmare’

Politics

2 w. ago Two key benefits the DWP will scrap next year in favour of Universal Credit

Benefit claimants will already begin being encouraged to move over to Universal Credit with a major DWP letter

Politics

2 w. ago Disabled woman plunged into crisis after 'appalling' treatment by DWP

The Stockport resident suffers from cerebral palsy and rheumatoid arthritis.

Events

2 w. ago Universal Credit and other DWP benefit payment dates to move

Benefit claimants across the UK may receive their paymments early this Christmas

Politics

3 w. ago DWP payment date changes for Universal Credit, State Pension and more over Christmas and New Year

Benefit payment dates will be disrupted for certain claimants due to three upcoming Bank Holidays

Economics

3 w. ago Full list of extra benefits people on Adult Disability Payment can claim

New claims for the devolved disability benefit are currently taking an average of 46 working days to process.

Politics

3 w. ago One factor has caused DWP disability benefit claims to surge £900m

The reason more people are now claiming disability benefits has been explained in a new report

Economics

3 w. ago Austerity cuts likely caused surge in disability benefit claims, research finds

Making a rough estimate of the effect of all non-disability cuts to benefits and tax changes between 2010 and 2019, the IFS found it increased disability benefit spending by £900 million

Politics

3 w. ago Pensioners claiming new health benefit this week could receive first payment in New Year

The average processing time for new Pension Age Disability Payment claims is seven working days.

Economics

3 w. ago US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell to the lowest level in eight months

Politics

3 w. ago People on lowest incomes being denied access to social housing, research finds

Benefit claimants having applications denied for being deemed too risky by housing associations, says CrisisThe poorest people in England are being denied access to social housing owing to their low income, in a “catch-22” situation that is pushing more people into homelessness, research has found.A new report from Crisis said that an ever depleting supply of social homes meant that housing associations were using strict criteria to choose new tenants, and people on low incomes and in receipt of benefits were having applications denied due to being deemed too risky. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Fears DWP crackdown may see benefit claimants 'wrongly targeted'

The DWP will check the bank account details of people on three benefits

Events

3 w. ago Tories pledge to block Motability access for people with ADHD and anxiety

The scheme is designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system

Politics