2 h. ago Record £4bn in claims processed by health insurers in 2024 – ABI

The figures highlight the value of workplace health insurance schemes in supporting employees to stay well and in work, the ABI said.

Economics

27 h. ago Nick Reiner is 'childlike' in jail and so out of it he cannot process the murders of his parents, insider claims

The 32-year-old is accused of brutally stabbing Rob and Michele Reiner to death at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on December 14.

Events

31 h. ago Erika Kirk files paperwork in attempt to get speedy trial for the assassin accused of killing her husband

Tyler Robinson’s defense team wants a local prosecutor removed from the case, a move Erika Kirk’s attorney claims is a delaying tactic that will slow down the process

Events

46 h. ago DWP PIP delays could see claimants receive substantial backdated payments

A Public Accounts Committee report has criticised 'unacceptable' delays after some claimants were left waiting more than a year for their PIP claim to be processed

Politics

61 h. ago Borders joins Highland and North East communities in calls to pause Scotland's renewable energy rollout

Communities from various corners of Scotland claim to be ignored in the renewable energy planning process

Politics

6 d. ago Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country

Economics

8 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s assault on the Fed: it is part of an affordability blame game | Editorial

Attacking Jerome Powell distracts from Republicans’ thin legislative record and policies that continue to squeeze American household incomesThe US government’s authoritarian and vexatious attack on Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, should be seen in the light of America’s affordability crisis, which Donald Trump once dismissed, but is now scrambling to claim as his cause. The cost of living is eroding his support ahead of the congressional midterms. By launching a legal assault on the Fed, Mr Trump is trying to shift blame for borrowing costs.Yet despite controlling the presidency, Senate and the House, Republicans have passed little beyond a large tax-cutting bill that benefits the rich. They have not legislated on housing supply, childcare, healthcare costs or wages. Indeed most of their actions are worsening affordability, notably deferring action even though millions face a sharp rise in their health insurance bills. Mr Trump’s sudden enthusiasm for credit card ca...

Politics

8 d. ago Pensioners claiming new health benefit this week could receive first payment this month

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

Economics

1 week ago DWP under fire as details emerge over massive waits PIP claimants are facing

Disabled people face being pushed into debt and poverty while waiting for the PIP claims to be processed, a new report has found

Events

1 week ago DWP explains 'lump sum' payments for eligible benefit claimants

Millions of benefit claimants can go through the process

Politics

1 week ago DWP confirms rules as these claimants could get 'lump sum' back payments

Millions of benefit claimants can request to go through the process

Economics

1 week ago People making a new claim for PIP waiting over a year for DWP award decision

A new report has found disability benefit claimants are ‘at risk of debt and poverty amid poor DWP service’.

Events

1 week ago MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

Events

1 week ago DWP delays risk pushing disability PIP benefit claimants into poverty, MPs warn

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said some benefit claimants have been left waiting over a year for their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims to be processed

Events

1 week ago Stranger Things actor absent from season 5 says finale would have helped with cancer treatment

A Stranger Things actor whose character was not included in season 5 has said that shooting the final episodes would have helped her obtain health insurance following her cancer diagnosis.

Politics

2 w. ago Hitting the sleep ‘sweet spot’ could add FOUR YEARS to your life, scientists discover

SLEEPING seven hours per night might add years to your life. A study found people who do not get enough kip were 24 per cent less likely to die young. Analysis by health insurer Vitality and the London School of Economics estimated healthy bedtime habits could extend life expectancy by up to four years. But...

Events

2 w. ago I will NEVER let my toddler eat processed foods... despite critics' claims that I'm depriving her

Alison Robinson, 29, from Louisiana, has insisted to the Daily Mail that her daughter Serena is not 'missing out.'

Politics

2 w. ago Health care subsidies expire with millions of Americans now facing steep insurance hikes

Health analysts have predicted the expiration of the subsidies will drive many of the 24 million total Affordable Care Act enrollees — especially younger and healthier Americans — to forgo health insurance coverage altogether

Events

2 w. ago Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender

The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a new policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs

Politics

4 w. ago Trump’s cash for health care scheme faces tough road in Congress as insurance costs set to skyrocket

Republicans face uphill battle in passing what would be a party-line proposal for cash handouts instead of extending tax credits that lowered premiums for millions

Politics