Department for Work and Pensions

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3w ago

DWP Says Concealed Savings Cost Taxpayers £1.325bn in a Year

A department sample-based estimate finds most losses came from Universal Credit, with a targeted case review and new bank-access powers being used to stop and recover payments.

7 ARTICLES

4w ago

UK Tightens Test Moves and Eases Rules to Speed Uptake of Larger Electric Vans

9 ARTICLES

4w ago

DWP Confirms 4.8% Pension Credit Rise as Many Eligible Pensioners Still Not Claiming

3 ARTICLES

4w ago

Mother Given Suspended Sentence for £120,000 Benefits Fraud Using Forged Tenancy Papers

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Tax‑Year Counting Quirk Stops Some People Getting Full State Pension

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DWP Says 361,000 Could Lose Legacy Payments Unless They Claim Universal Credit

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Stockton Man Jailed for Faking Landlord to Claim Dead Mother’s Housing Benefit

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State Pension Rises to £241.30 as Claim Age Increases to 67 and Tax Fix Still Unclear

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DWP Extends PIP Review Periods and Begins Pilot Shifting Assessment Decisions to Case Managers

4 ARTICLES

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UK Splits Universal Credit Health Top-Up into Two Rates

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DWP 28-Day Rule Can Suspend Pension Top-Ups After Long Hospital Stays

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DWP Appoints Dr Sam Royston to Social Security Advisory Committee

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DWP Says Tell Us Once Notifies Departments by the Next Working Day

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DWP Publishes Guidance Letting Banks Flag Benefit Accounts for Eligibility Checks

6 ARTICLES

2mo ago

Tories Propose Restricted Payment Cards for Offenders on Benefits

19 ARTICLES

2mo ago

DWP Reaffirms Triple Lock as State Pensions Rise 4.8%

3 ARTICLES

2mo ago

DWP Confirms State Pension Rise Worth About £37 a Month

Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Says Concealed Savings Cost Taxpayers £1.325bn in a Year

UK Tightens Test Moves and Eases Rules to Speed Uptake of Larger Electric Vans

DWP Confirms 4.8% Pension Credit Rise as Many Eligible Pensioners Still Not Claiming

Treasury and DWP Weigh Withholding Income Tax From State Pension

Lowestoft Man Given Suspended Sentence After Admitting £26,324.65 PIP Fraud

DWP Expands Support Conversations to 33 Jobcentres

Mother Given Suspended Sentence for £120,000 Benefits Fraud Using Forged Tenancy Papers

Tax‑Year Counting Quirk Stops Some People Getting Full State Pension

DWP Says 361,000 Could Lose Legacy Payments Unless They Claim Universal Credit

Stockton Man Jailed for Faking Landlord to Claim Dead Mother’s Housing Benefit

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State Pension Rises to £241.30 as Claim Age Increases to 67 and Tax Fix Still Unclear

DWP Extends PIP Review Periods and Begins Pilot Shifting Assessment Decisions to Case Managers

UK Splits Universal Credit Health Top-Up into Two Rates

DWP 28-Day Rule Can Suspend Pension Top-Ups After Long Hospital Stays

DWP Appoints Dr Sam Royston to Social Security Advisory Committee

DWP Says Tell Us Once Notifies Departments by the Next Working Day

DWP Publishes Guidance Letting Banks Flag Benefit Accounts for Eligibility Checks

Tories Propose Restricted Payment Cards for Offenders on Benefits

DWP Reaffirms Triple Lock as State Pensions Rise 4.8%

DWP Confirms State Pension Rise Worth About £37 a Month

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