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Disability benefit assessment proposals are utterly unworkable, says charity

The system used to assess eligibility for the sickness benefits could be scrapped, according to newspaper reports.

The Independent UK

DWP cost of living payments for 2023 and expected dates people will get paid

The Department for Work and Pensions has explained when people will receive the first instalment of £900 this year

Manchester Evening News

16 DWP benefits that could boost your income during the cost of living crisis

It's never been more important that you check what you are entitled to claim as during the current cost of living crisis, the extra cash or discount you could get may really help

Daily Mirror

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DWP hands corporate giants £170million to run new wave of disability benefit tests

Atos and Capita have had their lucrative PIP assessment contracts extended for the fourth time without going out to competition - despite a litany of complaints

Daily Mirror

Couples who want comfortable retirement lifestyle will need an annual income of more than £54,000

The cost of a minimum lifestyle is now £19,900 for a two-person household.

Daily Record

PIP or ADP could provide up to £627 each month for people with chronic pain conditions

DWP is providing financial support for more than 170,000 people with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Daily Record

DWP Universal Credit payment rates from April 2023 confirmed

A rise is on the cards

Nottingham Post

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Half a million older people will not get new State Pension payment rates starting in April

State Pension payments are rising by up to £75 per month in the new financial year.

Daily Record

DWP clarifies reason some people on ESA will not qualify for new £900 cost of living payment

The means-tested cost of living payment will be made in three instalments over the next financial year.

Daily Record

DWP state pension mistake means thousands could be due £10,000 in back payments

The DWP has admitted some women have not been paid extra state pension payments

Liverpool Echo

'We need less booze on Smithdown Road' say residents amid new plans

Locals speak out as plan for late-night alcohol sales is submitted

Liverpool Echo

DWP identifies further 100,000 older people who may be due State Pension back payments averaging £6,500

The DWP correction exercise will now be checking 700,000 State Pension claims for any underpayment errors.

Daily Record

DWP planning major benefits shake-up for millions of sick and disabled Brits

Tory ministers are looking at changing the way fit-for-work tests happen as part of a change to the benefit system - but the details have not yet been nailed down

Daily Mirror

What dates are the DWP cost of living payments in 2023?

Millions of households on low incomes will receive fresh cost of living support worth up to £1,350

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

The PIP changes in 2023 you need to know

DWP’s Personal Independence Payments to rise by 10.1 per cent from April to help recipients weather the ever-worsening cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live

New Universal Credit monthly payment rates from April 2023

Universal Credit claimants will have their payments increased by 10.1% once the new financial year starts

Liverpool Echo

Full list of eligible DWP benefits as dates for £900 cost of living payment confirmed

A planned payment schedule for the £900 means-tested cost of living support was recently announced

Liverpool Echo

25 types of DWP benefits you could be eligible for and how to find out and apply

There are currently 25 types of benefits that you could be eligible for to help boost your households earnings

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The Independent UK

DWP state pension error means thousands could be due £10,000 in back payments

It’s estimated around 237,000 pensioners have been underpaid, amounting to £1.46 billion

Nottingham Post

6 changes PIP claimants don't need to tell Government about

Here's what you need to know

Daily Record

Motability Scheme set to end for some PIP claimants in Scotland this year

The vehicle leasing scheme is gradually being replaced by a similar one for new and existing disability claimants.

Daily Record

People claiming new Adult Disability Payment this year may also be due wide range of extra cash help

The devolved benefit will replace PIP for claimants living in Scotland by the end of 2025.

Chronicle Live

DWP issues urgent scam warning to anyone receiving new cost of living payments

Millions of residents across the UK are set to receive payments worth £150, £600 and £900 over the course of 2023/24.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis urges millions of older people not to miss out on new £900 cost of living payment

The consumer champion issued a stark warning to everyone on a low income receiving the State Pension.

Manchester Evening News

People claming PIP must contact government to report any of these changes

Your PIP payments could be disrupted if you don't make certain key declarations to the DWP

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