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‘Unhelpful and ill-informed’: Charities slam Tony Blair think tank report on disability benefits

The former PM’s firm put forward an ‘emergency handbrake’ plan for welfare spending

The Independent UK

DWP announces Pip changes affecting all 4m claimants

Exclusive: The reforms will remove ‘unnecessary pressure’ from claimants, Labour minister says

The Independent UK

‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training

The Guardian - UK

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Over 700k Pensioners Missing Out on £4,300 Annual Top-Up and Three Months of Backdated Pay

UK pensioners may be missing out on Pension Credit, which offers up to £4,300 in additional support. Eligible pensioners can claim backdated payments, helping to ease financial pressure amid rising living costs.

International Business Times UK

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to pensioners as 900,000 missing out on support

The finance guru hit out at Labour’s ‘shenanigans’ over the winter fuel payment

The Independent UK

Austerity-era benefit cuts plunged nearly a quarter of British children into poverty, study finds

DWP secretary says that ‘too many children and families’ suffered under Conservative-era policies

The Independent UK

DWP reveals exactly who will get winter fuel payment this year after U-turn

Some pensioners will need to pay back their payment through the tax system

The Independent UK

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Are You Eligible for Winter Fuel Repayments? The DWP Says Some Pensioners Aren't — Here's Who Will Be Affected

New rules mean some pensioners will miss Winter Fuel Payments, with stricter eligibility and income limits affecting who receives support.

International Business Times UK

Thousands of unpaid carers to face DWP repayment demands during overhaul

Ministers admit carer’s allowance penalties will continue while review of more than 200,000 cases is carried out

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of unpaid carers set to have debts cut or cancelled following government intervention

This widespread issue that affected unpaid carers has been condemned as a ‘scandal’

The Independent UK

DWP gives new deadline for benefit claimants to make crucial switch

A key date has been moved back by at least several months

The Independent UK

DWP Fraudster Catherine Wieland Claimed Anxiety Left Her Housebound—Photos Tell Another Story

A West Sussex woman deceived authorities with false anxiety claims to fraudulently obtain disability payments, only to be exposed by her adventurous lifestyle abroad. Learn about the court's verdict and the consequences she now faces.

International Business Times UK

Benefit cheat who claimed she was too ill to leave house caught ziplining in Mexico

When investigators confronted her with bank statements she told them: ‘I didn’t realise you’re not allowed to leave your house’

The Independent UK

Benefit cheat who claimed anxiety left her housebound caught ziplining in Mexico

Catherine Wieland must repay the £23,000 she was given in benefits she did not qualify for, the DWP said.

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Reform will ‘dismantle’ NHS if they win election, DWP Secretary warns

Pat McFadden claimed that if Reform wins the Holyrood election the party would move the country to an insurance model.

Evening Standard

New figures could show fewer living in poverty than previously reported

Households where income is less than 60% of the median national average, after housing costs, are considered to be living in poverty.

The Independent UK

State pension dates: Easter bank holiday DWP and HMRC payment changes

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The Guardian - UK

MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays

Unpaid carers say they remain ‘in limbo’ as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment bills

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The Guardian - UK

Unpaid carers ordered to repay benefits despite DWP knowing rules were unlawful

Officials sent out repayment letters to about 1,400 people relying on discredited guidance that had been scrapped

The Guardian - UK

Head of carer’s allowance inquiry blames DWP ‘resistance’ for failure to fix crisis

Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame

The Independent UK

New DWP change sees more than 300,000 miss out on benefits

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The Independent UK

More than 300,000 lose benefits as DWP makes major changes – and more could follow

The government has sent out millions of letters which claimants must respond to

The Independent UK

Charities warn Labour’s PIP review must ‘earn the trust’ of disabled people

Exclusive: A group of over 50 charities and disabled person’s organisations warn that the review is ‘causing concern’

The Independent UK

DWP pays out £35m in Cold Weather Payments – how to check your area

Over £35 million has been spent on the scheme this year

The Independent UK

May 2026 payment dates for universal credit, benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not

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