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

The move ensures people receive funds before bank closures.

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

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

Attendance Allowance and Scotland’s PADP to Rise in April as Caseload Tops 1.7 Million

State Pension Payments Back on Normal February Schedule, DWP Confirms

92 MPs Urge U‑Turn as Government Reconfirms No WASPI Compensation

Judge Suspends Jail Term for Cumbria Woman in £85,000 Benefits Fraud Case

DWP Sets January 28 Date to Report Missing Winter Fuel Payments as Cold Weather Support Continues

DWP Tells Claimants To Report Missing £10 Christmas Bonus Now

DWP Brings Forward Christmas and New Year Benefit Payments as £10 Bonus Rolls Out

HMRC Confirms Child Benefit Dates as DWP Holiday Payments Await Final Schedule

DWP Apologizes After Five-Year Debt Letters Sent to Wrong Sarah McKenzie

DWP Reminds Benefit Claimants To Report Life Changes Or Risk Penalties

Merseyside Police Warn of Surging Winter Fuel Payment Scams

DWP Urges Six Million Households to Confirm Names on Bills by August 24 for £150 Discount

Police and DWP Warn of Spike in Phishing Scams Targeting Pensioners

UK Media Publishes 48-Condition Guide to Boost Attendance Allowance Claims

DWP Advances August Benefit and Pension Payments Ahead of Bank Holidays

Sharia Law Administrator Role Removed Following Charity and DWP Clarifications

Spike in Winter Fuel Payment Scams Prompts Police Alert