Department for Work and Pensions

Policy Changes Universal Credit Welfare Programs State Pension Benefits Policies Benefit Payments Benefit Administration Pension Policies Benefits Administration

DWP Confirms 2026 Start for Earned Income Disregards in Housing Benefit

Ministers say the change will let residents keep more of their wages by ignoring part of their earnings when councils work out Housing Benefit.

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

May 2026 Benefit and Pension Payments Brought Forward for UK Bank Holidays

DWP and HMRC Bring May Benefit and Pension Payments Forward for Bank Holidays

DWP Clarifies Universal Credit ‘Double Payday’ Fix, Says Most Cases Are Auto‑Corrected

DWP Ends Income Support and Income‑Related JSA as Universal Credit Rollout Advances

PIP and ADP Rates Rise From April 6 as DWP Halts Reform Plans

DWP Stands By Refusal to Pay WASPI Compensation as Minister Outlines ‘Different View’

Universal Credit Health Element for New Claimants Halved From April 6

DWP Closes Two Legacy Benefits And Delays ESA, Housing Benefit Switch To Summer

West Sussex PIP Fraudster Given Suspended Jail Term, Ordered to Repay £23,622

DWP Brings Forward Easter 2026 Benefit and State Pension Payments to April 2

DWP Ends Income Support and Income-Based JSA as Universal Credit Rollout Reaches Final Phase

Easter Bank Holidays Bring Early DWP and HMRC Payments on 2 April

Household Support Fund Ends March 31 as DWP Shifts to Crisis and Resilience Fund

UK State Pension Age Starts Rising to 67 in April

Attendance Allowance Tops 1.7 Million Recipients as Arthritis Drives Most Claims

WASPI Says It Has Sent Pre-Action Challenge Over Pension Redress With 14-Day Deadline

Timms Review Invites Public Evidence on PIP Through May 28

DWP Tells MPs Access to Work Waits Now Up to 37 Weeks as Demand and Costs Rise