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Thousands of benefit claimants owed £2.6billion after DWP error - list of people affected

Many claimants on benefits like Universal Credit have not been paid enough in benefits due to errors, with some having the exact opposite problem and facing clawbacks by the DWP

Daily Mirror

DWP rejects call to expand Winter Fuel Payments to include disabled people below State Pension age

The annual heating benefit is worth between £100 and £300 to pensioner households.

Daily Record

DWP announce updated Fuel Winter Payment rates as cost of living rises

The Department for Work and Pensions have confirmed new guidance, impacting millions of pensioners following record high energy prices and rising cost of living.

Edinburgh Live

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DWP reveals which claimants not eligible for £650 cost of living boost

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued an update to its guidance regarding the upcoming £650 cost of living payment, clarifying which benefits claimants will not be eligible

Glasgow Live

Queen's carriage repairer among South West business leaders named in birthday honours

We profile those across the South West named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list

Birmingham Post

DWP Universal Credit claimants could be due extra £156 a week tax-free

People claiming Universal Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions may be unaware that they could also qualify for additional money from the UK Government

Glasgow Live

North East software firm Scott Logic seals £9m deal with HM Land Registry

The company is helping the Government department carry out a major transformation programme

Birmingham Post

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DWP may be investigating your benefits claim and this is the evidence they look at

The Department for Work and Pensions has unveiled a new £613 million plan to prevent billions of pounds in benefits fraud and they could be investigating your claim

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit emergency cash boost worth £700 proposed for June

The cost of living crisis is continuing to worsen for households across Scotland and the UK — and the energy price cap is set to soar by more than £800 in October

Edinburgh Live

DWP may investigate your benefit claim and this is the type of evidence they look at

The ‘Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System’ plan outlines how the DWP will create a new 2,000-strong team dedicated to reviewing more than two million existing Universal Credit claims.

Edinburgh Live

Emergency DWP cash boost of £700 proposed from end of June for people on Universal Credit

Three options are being discussed, the other two being increasing work allowances back to their 2015 levels or bringing back a £20 a week uplift

Liverpool Echo

DWP Universal Credit claimants could get £700 emergency cash boost from end of June

The move would mean 4.2 million households would gain an average of £729 a year

Nottingham Post

DWP emergency £700 cash boost proposed from end of June for those on Universal Credit

Other options put forward include bringing back the £20-a-week uplift paid during the pandemic

Chronicle Live

Iain Duncan Smith calls for benefits to be boosted in line with inflation

The former Tory leader said a raise in benefits would provide a ‘shield’ against the sting of mounting living costs

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Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit warning as staff given power to arrest claimants

Department for Work and Pensions staff may be given sweeping new powers to arrest claimants and issue fines — as well as have easier access to their bank details

Chronicle Live

DWP: 19 health conditions that could make you eligible for extra £156 PIP a week

Personal Independence Payment is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions and is available to people who have specific health conditions

Nottingham Post

DWP: PIP explained and the 19 health conditions that could get you £156 extra a week

PIP is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions

Daily Mirror

All six benefits that are being switched over to Universal Credit explained

The mass transfer to Universal Credit was paused due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has once again started inviting people to move over to the new system

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The Guardian - UK

Tory peer calls for welfare boost to counter cost of living crisis

Asda chairman Stuart Rose says universal credit uplift and honesty over Brexit are crucial to combat ‘national economic emergency’

Leeds Live

The highest paid jobs in Leeds, with salaries from £100,000 per year

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says technical problems stopped him raising benefits more

Chancellor blames DWP computers that allow uplift only once a year, in claims labelled ‘pathetic’ by Jonathan Ashworth

Leeds Live

Leeds woman on Universal Credit 'eating two meals a week' after her benefits are slashed

Millions of people across the UK are subject to these deductions from the Department for Work and Pensions despite the massive increases in the cost of living

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit calculator shows if you'll be better or worse off under switchover

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has this week restarted its so-called “migration” process of transferring those on legacy benefits over to Universal Credit

Wales Online

Universal Credit deductions leave woman with just £143 a month to live on

River Rose says she can only afford to eat two or three meals a week because of money being taken to pay back a loan and child tax credit overpayments

Daily Mirror

Millions of people could see benefits stopped if they miss Universal Credit deadline

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has this week re-started its “migration process” of moving people on old-style benefits over to Universal Credit - but not everyone will be better off

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