Department for Work and Pensions

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

DWP Data: Mental Health Dominates ‘Too Sick to Work’ Claims as UC Health Caseload Reaches 3.5 Million

Officials attribute most of the rise to transfers from ESA to Universal Credit.

OBR Warns of Inflation Upside, Raising Odds of Triple Lock ‘Double Boost’ for UK Pensioners

DWP Confirms Easter Bank Holiday Benefits Will Be Paid Early on 2 April

DWP Sets March 31 End Date for Income Support and Income-Based JSA

MPs Intensify Push for WASPI Compensation as Government Stands by Refusal to Pay

DWP Rules Clarified: Three Life Changes That Can Halt PIP Payments

DWP Confirms Pathways to Work Rollout, Details £240m Drive and 2026 Benefit Changes

Four Arrested in DWP 'Operation Mellow' Raids Over Alleged £3 Million Benefits Fraud

Cold Weather Payments Top £35 Million As Nearly 800 Postcodes Triggered

DWP Begins ESA Wind-Down on March 1 as Universal Credit Migration Enters Final Stage

FOI Data Show £15bn in Benefits Paid to Migrant Households Over 18 Months

Hospital Stays Over 28 Days Trigger Suspension of Key Pensioner Benefits Under DWP Rule

UK State Pension to Rise From April Under Triple Lock, Full Rate Hits £241.30 a Week

UK Pensioners Urged to Claim Winter Fuel Payment Before 31 March Cut-Off

DWP Sets Post‑Feb. 27 Bank Checks for Universal Credit, Pension Credit and ESA, With State Pension Exempt

DWP Streamlines Pension Credit Claims as 910,000 Still Miss Out

Timms’ PIP Review Advances With First In-Person Steering Group Meeting This Week

Winter Fuel Payment Deadline: Last Day to Report Missing DWP £100–£300

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

DWP Sets March Deadline for Decision on WASPI Compensation Review