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DWP Sets Target to Raise Face-to-Face Disability Assessments to 30%

Officials plan a gradual rollout because recruiting and retaining clinical assessors remains difficult.

May 2026 Benefit and Pension Payments Brought Forward for UK Bank Holidays

DWP and HMRC Bring May Benefit and Pension Payments Forward for Bank Holidays

Easter-Dated UK Benefits Will Be Paid Early on Thursday, April 2

DWP Brings Forward Easter 2026 Benefit and State Pension Payments to April 2

DWP Confirms New Rules for Disability Benefit Claimants Moving to Scotland

Easter Bank Holidays Bring Early DWP and HMRC Payments on 2 April

March Money Changes Set In: Rail Fares Frozen as Welfare Cut-Off Nears

State Pension Errors Tied to Missing Carers’ Credits Trigger Back Payments and Checks

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

DWP Clarifies Mandatory Reconsideration Rules, Confirms Lump-Sum Arrears

DWP Tells Claimants To Report Missing £10 Christmas Bonus Now

DWP Publishes Staff Guidance on Benefit Support Visits After Parliamentary Query

DWP Pays Benefits and State Pensions Early for Christmas as New Year Dates Move Forward

DWP Confirms Christmas–New Year Benefit and State Pension Payment Changes

DWP Warns Claimants to Report Hospital Stays or Risk Payment Cuts Over Christmas

DWP Brings Forward Christmas and New Year Benefit Payments as £10 Bonus Rolls Out

HMRC Confirms Child Benefit Dates as DWP Holiday Payments Await Final Schedule

UK Fraud Bill Expands DWP Powers for Bank Checks and Direct Debt Recovery

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