Households can get free £200 payment this month through DWP cost of living scheme
The help comes from the Household Support Fund which is a government-funded scheme - run by the DWP - that has given local councils pots of cash to support struggling households in their area ...
DWP warning as bank account 'check' to be rolled out on 'four groups'
The DWP has outlined how bank account checks will be carried out on four "high-risk" groups of people first, including those ...
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Cash grant sharing to speed up – Singh
Government yesterday said that next week, it will publish the distribution schedules for persons who have been successfully ...
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Families trapped in ‘cycle of poverty’
HOUSING benefits are insufficient for more than 60 per cent of households with children in Barnsley living in private re...
DWP confirms PIP claimants face major changes to payments and eligibility
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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 bank account monitoring plans slammed as 'diversion tactics'
Readers have been sharing their views on the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) move to allow banks to monitor claimants ...
Half of people over 55 are worried about running out of money: should you consider an annuity?
Half of people aged over the age of 55 are worried that their retirement savings won't last their lifetime, according to a ...
The Savings Game: Answering questions about the Social Security Fairness Act
Q. I receive a survivor benefit based on my husband’s work under Social Security. I receive a pension from my work as a ...
Does Labour think benefit claimants are ‘taking the mickey’?
An offhand remark by the minister in charge of welfare reform illustrates the scale of the problem facing this government, ...
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Social Security Fairness Act Recalibrates Plans
The Government Pension Offset was more draconian. It cut spousal and survivor Social Security benefits by two-thirds of the non-covered pension, often to zero. Many married, divorced and widowed ...
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CFTC acting Chair Pham removes the HR head investigating her
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s acting chair, Caroline Pham, removed the agency’s head of human resources, who was leading an internal investigation into staff complaints against Pham for ...