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UK Sets April Welfare Overhaul: Longer PIP Awards, Disability Uplift and Universal Credit Rebalance

Ministers present the package as freeing assessors for more in-person appointments to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog.

UK Confirms April Minimum Wage Increases, Lifting National Living Wage to £12.71

State Pension to Rise 4.8% in April 2026 as Ministers Develop Tax Workaround

DWP Urges Pension Checks as £104m Repaid for Missing Carer Credits

HMRC Urges 370,000 Carers to Reclaim Missing Pension Credits as Scheme Goes Indefinite

UK to Raise Basic Pension to £187 a Week as Age 67 Rollout Continues

UK State Pension Underpayments and Unclaimed Benefits Highlight System Gaps