19 h. ago Attendance Allowance simplified to help older people make a new claim for up to £441 each month

More than 20 ned-to-knows about Attendance Allowance new and existing claimants should be aware of.

Economics

44 h. ago UK state pensioners eligible for extra £441 monthly with DWP Attendance Allowance

The DWP Attendance Allowance is a benefit that can give you extra money each month if you have a long-term physical or mental condition or disability - and it doesn't matter what your condition is

Economics

53 h. ago Attendance Allowance rules older people must know or £441 DWP payments could stop

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week on the non-means tested benefit from the DWP.

Economics

6 d. ago Half a million Brits missing out on PIP cash as DWP warns of unclaimed benefit surge

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps people with some of the additional costs that can come with a long-term health condition or disability, but changes need to be reported to the DWP

Events

6 d. ago New call to scrap DWP benefit reforms and create a National Disability Strategy

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for DWP reforms due to start next year to be scrapped.

Politics

7 d. ago New DWP fraud and error report finds people on PIP may be due more money

More than a tenth of all 3.7 million PIP claimants could be on the wrong level of award due to a change in their circumstances.

Politics

7 d. ago Voices: I went to a DwP benefit cut consultation: Here’s what I found

Attendees were told how important their views were – but it speaks volumes that we were handed leaflets with the number of the Samaritans on it, writes James Moore

Politics

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 DWP could pause PIP payments or benefit entitlement if you holiday abroad this summer

Millions of people on PIP may not be aware of the rules around holidaying abroad.

Politics

2 w. ago DWP benefit cuts to PIP planned by Government could be 'tweaked' amid backlash

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is said to be considering 'tweaks' to welfare cuts estimated to be worth £5 billion planned by his Government amid a backlash from backbench MPs over PIP cuts

Politics

2 w. ago DWP reveals the 700,000 people who will avoid Starmer’s PIP benefits changes

Minister for social security and disability Sir Stephen Timms confirmed which group will be unaffected by PIP changes

Politics

2 w. ago Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston

I am in tears reading the stories of what might happen if these further cuts go ahead, which is why I’ve joined forces with others to demand actionDisabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cutsWhy have so many deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent public figures pulled together to launch the campaign #TakingThePIP?Every area of life as a disabled person is difficult – employment, social situations, healthcare, education, transport and by far the most pervasive and arduous: other people’s attitudes. Everything is a fight, but this feels like a fight too far. If Labour goes ahead with its proposed benefits cuts to tighten the eligibility criteria for personal independence payment (Pip) and reduce or lose the health element of universal credit, many people in my community don’t know how they will survive. Make no bones about it: this could be a matter of life and death for some people. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer considering DWP benefit cut changes after PIP backlash

The Prime Minister is said to be considering “tweaks” to welfare cuts planned by the Government

Politics

2 w. ago Universal Credit payment boost for over one million people this month

Households will benefit from an extra £420 this year following a DWP rule change.

Economics

2 w. ago State pensioners born before key year told of two benefits they can claim worth £9,640

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has two benefit schemes open to those born before 1959 which are aimed at boosting the income of Britain's pensioners

Economics

3 w. ago DWP Attendance Allowance rules older people should know or monthly payments could stop

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week on the non-means tested benefit from the DWP.

Politics

3 w. ago Steps to protect your PIP payments from DWP benefit changes starting next year

The DWP has set out proposed changes to eligibility and assessments for new and existing claimants.

Politics

3 w. ago DWP wrongly chased mum and aspiring nurse for money – now they are dead

Two women in Greater Manchester were hounded by the DWP over supposed debts which led to them losing their housing benefit and were threatened with losing their homes

Events

3 w. ago PIP applicants told to keep one thing in mind to secure benefit by DWP assessor

EXCLUSIVE: James Merrell, who worked as a DWP assessor for the PIP scheme and now advises clients through the application process, issued key advice on how to deal with the interview stage

Politics

3 w. ago PIP claimants with three physical conditions most likely to lose benefit, DWP data

Official data from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed the three groups most likely to lose the benefit under the Government's proposed changes set to take effect next year

Politics