Universal Credit, PIP, ESA and other benefit claimants may notice some disruption while Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff walk out over Christmas.
However, the two-week strike is not expected to affect anyone’s benefit, state pension and child maintenance payments which are "paid automatically". Where the disruption is expected is around "conditionality" interviews which would usually lead to sanctions.
More than 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working in three DWP offices in Liverpool and one in Doncaster will walk out on December 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31.
