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DWP Accepts Fault Over Past Pension Notices and Unveils Major Communications Overhaul

The department has apologised for delayed letters to 1950s‑born women and set out immediate and multi‑year steps to improve how people are told when they can claim their State Pension.

10 ARTICLES

2mo ago

DWP Pilots Shift That Lets Case Managers Set PIP Points and Extends Award Lengths

6 ARTICLES

2mo ago

Calls Grow to Overhaul Carer’s Allowance as New Analysis Shows £160 Monthly Shortfall

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4mo ago

Government Confirms Tax Exemption for Pensioners with Only State Pension During This Parliament

4 ARTICLES

6mo ago

DWP to Reassess Carer’s Allowance Overpayments, With Possible Debt Write-Offs and Refunds

8 ARTICLES

7mo ago

DWP Sets March 3 Deadline for New WASPI Compensation Decision

10 ARTICLES

9mo ago

Think Tank Urges Cuts to UK Disability Benefits for Milder Conditions as £27bn Bill Looms

4 ARTICLES

10mo ago

DWP Tells Teacher to Repay £763 and Seek Tribunal After Benefits Claim Made in His Name

14 ARTICLES

10mo ago

DWP Bank-Data Checks on Benefits Set to Start in April 2026, With State Pension Excluded

9 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Minister Confirms Triple Lock Will Stay This Parliament Despite Cost Warnings

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

DWP Opens Pension Underpayment Scheme Indefinitely After Low Uptake

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2y ago

Thousands of Widows and Widowers Underpaid State Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Accepts Fault Over Past Pension Notices and Unveils Major Communications Overhaul

DWP Pilots Shift That Lets Case Managers Set PIP Points and Extends Award Lengths

DWP Completes PIP Reassessments, Pays £270m but 2,400 Claimants Are Untraceable

DWP Publishes Code Setting Rules for Bank Checks on Benefits

DWP Sets Out PIP Overhaul With Longer Awards and More In‑Person Assessments

DWP Sets Target to Raise Face-to-Face Disability Assessments to 30%

Calls Grow to Overhaul Carer’s Allowance as New Analysis Shows £160 Monthly Shortfall

Government Confirms Tax Exemption for Pensioners with Only State Pension During This Parliament

DWP to Reassess Carer’s Allowance Overpayments, With Possible Debt Write-Offs and Refunds

DWP Sets March 3 Deadline for New WASPI Compensation Decision

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Think Tank Urges Cuts to UK Disability Benefits for Milder Conditions as £27bn Bill Looms

DWP Tells Teacher to Repay £763 and Seek Tribunal After Benefits Claim Made in His Name

DWP Bank-Data Checks on Benefits Set to Start in April 2026, With State Pension Excluded

Minister Confirms Triple Lock Will Stay This Parliament Despite Cost Warnings

DWP Opens Pension Underpayment Scheme Indefinitely After Low Uptake

Thousands of Widows and Widowers Underpaid State Pensions

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