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Starmer Puts Welfare Legislation on Hold Until Next Year

No 10 has withheld parliamentary time for DWP bills this session to avoid a backbench clash.

Universal Credit Hits 8.40 Million as ‘No Work Requirement’ Cases Surge

UK Confirms 2026 Motability Tax Overhaul With VAT on Top‑Ups and Narrowed IPT Exemption

DWP Extends PIP Review Cycles and Expands In-Person Assessments From 2026

UK Sets July 2026 Motability Overhaul With New Taxes and Luxury Brand Ban

FOI Reveals Surge in UK PIP Claims for Obesity as ESA Numbers Fall

Access to Work Costs Climb 22% to £321 Million, Prompting DWP Review

DWP Sets Out New Fraud Powers: Bank Checks, Family Information Notices and Direct Deductions

Labour Poised to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap in Nov. 26 Budget

DWP Set to Gain Bank Data-Check Powers as Benefits Bill Nears Royal Assent

Reform UK Pushes Tighter Disability Benefits and Floats Return of 1960s Three-Wheelers

Germany’s Coalition Outlines Stricter Grundsicherung to Replace Bürgergeld

Starmer Calls for Rethink of Mental Health Benefits, Urging Investment in Treatment

DWP Deploys 1,000 Jobcentre Advisers to Offer Voluntary Support to Long‑Term Sick

HMRC to Expand Child Benefit Fraud Team to More Than 200 Investigators Next Month

UK Proposes Stricter PIP Eligibility, Threatening 800,000 Claimants

Government Introduces Driving Bans and Bank Account Reviews to Combat Benefit Fraud

UK Faces Urgent Call for Disability Benefits Reform Amid Soaring Costs

Labour Plans Major Overhaul of Disability Benefits System for 2025