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Milburn Warns Nearly One Million Young People Are Trapped Out of Work

The interim review says social media–linked mental ill health is driving a surge in youth economic inactivity.

DWP Confirms Limited Exceptions as Legacy ESA and Most Housing Benefit Move to Universal Credit

HMRC Clarifies Tax and National Insurance Rules for Working Pensioners

Liberal Senator Rebukes Taylor’s ‘Mass Migration’ Rhetoric as Analysis Downplays Cut

DWP Sets Out PIP Overhaul With Longer Awards and More In‑Person Assessments

DWP Confirms 2026 Start for Earned Income Disregards in Housing Benefit

Digital PIP Trial Shows Easier Claims as Caseload Hits Record and Approval Rate Falls

Calls Grow to Overhaul Carer’s Allowance as New Analysis Shows £160 Monthly Shortfall

DWP Ends Income Support and Income-Based JSA as Universal Credit Rollout Reaches Final Phase

Newsom’s Texas–Florida ‘High-Tax’ Claim Pits Regressivity Against Overall Burden

DWP Data: Mental Health Dominates ‘Too Sick to Work’ Claims as UC Health Caseload Reaches 3.5 Million

DWP’s Universal Credit Review Saves £1 Billion as New Study Warns of Harm to Claimants

FOI Data Show £15bn in Benefits Paid to Migrant Households Over 18 Months

DWP Powers to Check Claimants’ Bank Accounts Enter Final Consultation Stage

Ratcliffe Apologizes for 'Colonized by Immigrants' Remark as Protests Mount

DWP Confirms Income Data Sharing, Explores Wider Access for Mayoral Authorities

Starmer Puts Welfare Legislation on Hold Until Next Year

Coroner Says DWP PIP Error and Letter Contributed to Woman's Death, Response Due by March 19

DWP Opens Consultation to Bar Universal Credit for Hospital-Detained Offenders

MPs Warn DWP’s PIP Delays Are Driving Disabled Claimants Into Poverty