28 h. ago 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

28 h. ago 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

35 h. ago Motability Scheme update for people on PIP and other disability benefits

The scheme helps disabled people access a vehicle and maintain a more independent lifestyle

Politics

3 d. ago Summer jobs helped improve job figures in one area of West Lothian

Official data from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) state that at the JobCentre’s Bathgate office, there has been a seven per cent decrease year on year in people claiming benefit who have now returned to work.

Politics

4 d. ago DWP urged to review ‘harsh treatment’ of people who have been overpaid benefits

A charity set up by Martin Lewis is urging the DWP to review the repayment process for claimants and take individual income and outgoings into account.

Politics

4 d. ago Charity highlights ‘harsh treatment’ of people who have been overpaid benefits

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute said that overpayments can build up for months unbeknown to recipients but the DWP clawback may be rapid.

Politics

4 d. ago Thanks for saving us, now we'll sue you: Afghan data disaster takes bleakly predictable twist as ambulance

Legal companies have begun signing up thousands of claimants who could, it is claimed, pocket up to £250,000 each in compensation.

Events

4 d. ago Martin Lewis urges over one million UK households missing out on £5,000 a year to claim from DWP

There are currently almost 1.7 million people claiming the benefit - but there are still over a million missing out, according to Martin Lewis

Economics

4 d. ago DWP giving bonus payment to people getting state pension, PIP and other benefits

You have to be receiving one of the following benefits in the 'qualifying week' - which is usually the first full week of December - to get the bonus from the DWP

Economics

4 d. ago Britain's benefits crisis: 3.6MILLION people are on Universal Credit with no obligation to seek work

Nearly half of all the 7.9million people on Universal Credit have 'no work requirement', compared to fewer than 700,000 in January 2020.

Economics

5 d. ago DWP August payment dates confirmed as thousands to get benefits or state pension early

People receiving benefits and state pension might need to brace for a major payment change next month

Economics

6 d. ago Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash | Frances Ryan

Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this?There is a longstanding practice in UK politics and media to force disabled people to fight for their basic rights – a kind of gladiatorial scrap in which the Colosseum is replaced by the set of Good Morning Britain.With the government’s welfare reform bill just passed by MPs, this has felt all the more stark. In the last week alone, the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, has used a speech to declare she does not “believe” that one in four people are disabled, as if the Equality Act were based on vibes. “Twenty-eight million people in Britain are working to pay the wages and benefits of 28 million others,” she went on. “The rider is as big as the horse.”Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist. She is the author of Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago People on State Pension, PIP and other benefits due extra DWP payment later this year

People will receive the one-off payment from the DWP if they are eligible during the qualifying week in December.

Economics

6 d. ago Full list of people eligible for free driving lessons on PIP, ADP or other disability benefits

Everything you need to know about Motability's 'Driving Lessons Grant Programme' that offers free lessons for people in receipt of PIP and other disability benefits

Politics

6 d. ago DWP confirms changes to specific compensation payments set to start next week

The change will start on July 22 for people new and existing claimants of means-tested benefits.

Economics

9 d. ago DWP paying people with arthritis pain up to £441 every month

Attendance Allowance is a benefit that is paid by the DWP to people over state pension age who need extra help or supervision because of a disability of illness

Economics

9 d. ago Free driving lessons for people on PIP, ADP or other disability benefits

Learner drivers just need to pay for the costs of the theory and practical driving tests.

Politics

9 d. ago New proposals to cut PIP and disability benefits ahead of full review

The Centre for Social Justice has called for emergency measures to be brought in to reduce the number of people currently on the benefit

Politics

9 d. ago DWP next steps for PIP assessments which will affect millions

The benefit supports people who live with a long-term health condition or disability to help cover their extra costs

Politics

1 week ago Kemi Badenoch says people with anxiety and mild depression should not get benefits as she demands 'a line in the sand' to cut 'immoral' welfare costs

The Conservative leader lashed out the UK's welfare dependency today as she outlined proposals to cut billions from the bill and get people back into work.

Economics