Bereaved families asked to return pension overpayments
A former pensions minister says the DWP does not make it clear to families the repayments are voluntary.
DWP issues update over £25 'direct' payments for people of State Pension age
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
DWP update on call for winter fuel payment reinstatement and state pension rise
A parliamentary petition calling for the government to stop means testing for pensioners has amassed more than 13,000 ...
DWP responds to calls for increase in state pension and 'degrading' means testing
The UK Government has responded to a petition which calls for a rise in state pension and for the winter fuel allowance to ...
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New reform to support those in the health and disability system to work
A recent survey from the DWP has shown that 200,000 individuals currently claiming health and disability claims are ready to ...
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Kendall pledges to ‘overhaul’ Government relationship with employers
Friday’s announcement will see employers who want to use Jobcentres to fill vacancies being offered an account manager with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide recruitment support.
DWP confirms basic and full state pension rates from April 2025
“This will mean 4.1 per cent for 2025/26. From April this year the basic state pension will increase from £169.50 per week to ...
Labour gives update on sickness and disability benefit reforms as spending cuts expected soon
Disability charities and campaigners have pushed back against Labour’s stance on health-related benefits, with a recent report from Pro Bono Economics and anti-poverty charity Z2K finding that the ...
DWP April 2025 new State Pension weekly and monthly rates
The DWP has confirmed the new April 2025 State Pension rates after MPs voted through the proposals from the autumn budget. New weekly and monthly totals were agreed in parliament after a vote, with a ...