9 h. ago Young people to have 'benefits cut' if they refuse job offers in DWP crackdown

Up to 55,000 young people will be offered government-backed jobs in six UK areas from April 2026, but could face benefit cuts if they refuse without good reason

Politics

10 h. ago Young people to have benefits cut if they refuse job offer in new DWP crackdown

Jobs will be provided for up to 55,000 young people from April 2026 in six part of the UK, based on areas with the highest need

Politics

13 h. ago Fears DWP crackdown may see benefit claimants 'wrongly targeted'

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

Events

15 h. ago DWP announce plan to get more young people in two parts of Wales in to work

Young people on benefits parts of Wales are going to be offered construction and hospitality work

Politics

22 h. ago Angela Rayner 'set to reject job offer from Starmer AND joint ticket with Streeting to plot solo bid for No 10' as her supporters believe she'll be cleared by HMRC over stamp duty on £800,000 flat

Sir Keir Starmer is so concerned about a leadership challenge from Angela Rayner that he has offered her the Education Secretary's job, it was claimed on Saturday.

Economics

26 h. ago Young people on benefits to be helped into jobs with £820 million boost

The cash includes funding for training and work experience in construction, hospitality, and health and social care for 350,000 young people on universal credit

Economics

26 h. ago Rayner 'set to reject job offer from PM and joint ticket with Streeting to plot solo bid for No 10'

Sir Keir Starmer is so concerned about a leadership challenge from Angela Rayner that he has offered her the Education Secretary's job, it was claimed on Saturday.

Politics

38 h. ago Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté

Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human developmentGabor Maté is the author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic CultureDoes the rise in diagnoses of ADHD mean that normal feelings are being “over-pathologised”? The UK’s health secretary, Wes Streeting, seems to suspect so. He is said to be so concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people claiming sickness benefits that he has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, and autism and ADHD.I was diagnosed with ADHD (ADD, as it was then most often called) decades ago, in my early 50s. As I wrote in my book on the subject, Scattered Minds, it “seemed to explain many of my behaviour patterns, thought processes, childish emotional reactions, my workaholism and other addictive tendencies, the sudden eruptions of bad temper and complete irrationality, the conflicts in my marriage and m...

Politics

58 h. ago DWP benefits for people over State Pension age if you need help with daily tasks

The NHS has highlighted a range of DWP benefits available to people over State Pension age to help with care costs

Politics

59 h. ago Older people with health issues urged to contact charity for help claiming benefits

Independent Age can help older people with health issues claim Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment.

Politics

60 h. ago DWP issues update on plans to tackle 100,000 Work Capability Assessments backlog

Work Capability Assessments are required from people claiming certain benefits

Politics

62 h. ago New call to increase DWP Christmas Bonus with inflation to £169

The annual £10 for people on the State Pension or benefits launched over 50 years ago in 1972 and has only risen once.

Economics

3 d. ago Winter habit can help stop mould growing in your home and it costs nothing

An old Scandinavian habit has gained popularity after people realised just how many benefits that comes with it, including reducing the risk of mould growth in your home for free

Politics

3 d. ago New changes to carer benefits for people in Scotland due next year

The Carer’s Allowance case transfer from DWP to Social Security Scotland has been completed.

Politics

3 d. ago Ministers order review of ADHD and autism diagnosis amid alarm that MILLIONS of people are on benefits with 'medicalised normal life stresses'

The Health Secretary said the issue needed to be looked at through a 'strictly clinical lens' as he and fellow ministers look to tackle Britain's ballooning welfare bill.

Politics

3 d. ago DWP warns people on these 3 benefits may get a surprise phone call

Some claimants have to be assessed to decide how much benefits they get

Events

3 d. ago DWP minister issues update over assessments for people on 3 benefits

Some claimants may get a phone call

Politics

4 d. ago Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports. Streeting is understood to be concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Times reported. He has asked leading experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become “over-pathologised”, the newspaper said, as he seeks to grapple with the 4.4 million working-age people now claiming sickness or incapacity benefit. The figure has risen by 1.2 million since 2019, while the number of 16 to 34-year-olds off work with long-term sickness because of a mental health condition is said to have grown rapidly in the same period. Streeting told the Times he knew from “personal experience how devastating it can be ...

Science

4 d. ago Streeting orders review of mental health diagnosis amid welfare reform drive

The Health Secretary is concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness.

Science

4 d. ago New payment rate delay for people on State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

The annual DWP uprating will be applied at the start of the new financial year on April 6.

Economics