Government ❯ Department for Work and Pensions

Policy Changes

Benefit Payments Benefit Reforms Legacy Benefits Assessment Procedures Benefit Increases Payment Adjustments Pension Regulations Universal Credit Pension Policy Benefit Eligibility

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

Officials report most new applications now go online or by phone.

DWP Faces Early-March Decision Deadline on WASPI Compensation as 100 MPs Demand Update by March 2

DWP Confirms 3.8% Rise to Disability Benefits From April 2026, Publishing New Weekly Rates

UK to Scrap Income Support and JSA by April 2026 as DWP Accelerates Universal Credit Migration

UK DWP Trials End to Universal Credit’s 35-Hour Job-Search Rule

PIP Set for 3.8% Rise Next April as DWP Prepares to Confirm 2026/27 Rates

DWP Backs Pension Overhaul as TPT Secures Funding for DB Superfund to Pursue £1bn Deals

MPs Escalate Criticism of Universal Credit Health Cuts as Government Holds to 2026 Rollout

DWP Pauses PIP Changes as It Moves to Expand In-Person Assessments

McFadden Refuses to Rule Out Tougher Universal Credit Rules, Including for Under-22s

WASPI Secures December High Court Hearing as Campaign Targets MPs

WASPI Judicial Review Set for 9–10 December as Government Files Defence

DWP to Send Winter Fuel Payment Letters to Nine Million Pensioners

DWP and HMRC Advance 11 Benefit Payments to August 22 for Summer Bank Holiday

DWP Advances August Benefit and Pension Payments Ahead of Bank Holidays

DWP Delays Stricter PIP Rules and Confirms Inflation Uplift

Commons Approve Universal Credit Bill

DWP Revamps Universal Credit Identity Checks by Banning Payslips and Gov.UK Verify

UK Government Advances Major Overhaul of Personal Independence Payments

UK to Raise State Pension Age to 67 From 2026