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DWP Clarifies Universal Credit ‘Double Payday’ Fix, Says Most Cases Are Auto‑Corrected

The department says a 2020 rule now shifts one of two monthly wages into a different assessment to keep payments steady.

DWP Made 2.6 Million Payments to Deceased People, Costing £850 Million

DWP Bank Checks Delayed With Trial Rollout Due This Year

West Sussex PIP Fraudster Given Suspended Jail Term, Ordered to Repay £23,622

Official Figures Show One in Four Settled Non‑EU Migrants on Universal Credit as Government Plans Tighter ILR Rules

DWP Begins Rollout of New Anti-Fraud Powers Including Bank Checks and Direct Deductions

Counties Back Work Mandates as German Labor Ministry Rejects Plan for Bürgergeld Recipients

Moreno Bill Would Ban Remittances by Welfare Recipients With Fines Up to $100,000

Universal Credit Job-Entry Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low

DWP Sets 2026 Start for Pension Credit Fraud Reviews Under New Bank-Check Powers

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

Top Court Sets Four-Year Limit on Most Jobcenter Clawbacks

DWP Reviews Universal Credit for Convicted £54m Benefits Fraud Participant

Former ‘Benefits Queen’ Who Once Claimed £60,000 Slams Labour’s Plan to End Two-Child Cap

Hesse Raids Target Welfare Fraud: 29 Warrants Executed, €850,000 Seized in LKA-Led Sweep

Universal Credit Caseload Jumps to 8.3 Million, Driven by Rise in ‘No Work Requirements’

Germany’s Coalition Outlines Stricter Grundsicherung to Replace Bürgergeld

Two Benefit Fraud Cases End in Community Orders as DWP Plans Tighter Checks

Ley Sets Coalition on Targeted Welfare, Opposes Labor’s Universal Childcare Plan

‘Miss Holiday’ Benefits Fraudster Spared Jail After £40k Universal Credit Scam