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New Attendance Allowance guide to help older people claim up to £89 each week

The DWP could give eligible claimants financial support to help them stay in their own home longer.

Daily Record

DWP benefit cut celebrates fifth anniversary - by hitting families with £938 extra gap

The two-child limit on Universal Credit marks its fifth anniversary today, as research claims it will hit bigger families with an extra £938 shortfall this year - and it has not achieved its goal of making parents 'choose' whether to have kids

Daily Mirror

DWP PIP claimants could be owed up to £5,000 in back payments

The Department for Work and Pensions is currently investigating Personal Independence Payments claims made on or after August 2020, and some claimants could be owed substantial backpay

Glasgow Live

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Two-child policy hasn’t made UK families smaller, only poorer, finds report

Exclusive: research shows benefits cut has barely changed fertility rates and pushed thousands of British families deeper into poverty

The Guardian - UK

DWP benefit payment rates including Universal Credit and ESA to increase next week

The UK Government has confirmed the rates will see a 3.1% rise as from April 11

Liverpool Echo

PIP claimants may be due payments of up to £12,865 as DWP change assessment rules

New guidance on GOV.UK confirms that the DWP will be reviewing claims made on or after August 21, 2020

Liverpool Echo

DWP rule changes could see people who claim PIP due back up to £5,000

New guidance confirms the Department for Work and Pensions will be reviewing claims made on or after August 21 2020

Wales Online

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Tuesday's headlines from huge brawl in Glasgow pub to PIP back payments

Daily Record

People who claim PIP or were denied benefit payments could be due back up to £5,000

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims for people who were awarded some benefit, or who were denied it entirely, could be backdated following a new review announced today

Daily Mirror

Eight DWP benefits that will not rise this month despite cost of living crisis

Amid the worsening cost of living crisis, most benefits such as Personal Independence Payment are set to rise starting this week — but some payments will remain the same

Glasgow Live

Claim PIP for long-Covid and you could get up to £152 each week from the DWP

PIP payment rates are increasing on April 11.

Daily Record

DWP rule changes mean some people on PIP could be owed payments of up to £12,865

As many as 11 million people could be owed large sums of money

Manchester Evening News

New DWP benefit rules to help more people nearing end of life access support faster

There will also be no face-to-face assessments.

Daily Record

New PIP calculator instantly works out how much money you could be awarded while waiting on decision

It can also calculate backdated payments going as far back as April 2017.

Daily Record

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DWP to 'slowly' move 1.7 million benefits claimants onto Universal Credit

Within weeks, the Department for Work and Pensions will reportedly begin "slowly" moving approximately 1.7 million old-style benefits claimants onto Universal Credit

Wales Online

The major Universal Credit rule change is coming in this week

It follows years of campaigning from charities and MPs

Daily Mirror

Last day for benefit claimants to move payments or risk money being stopped

Today is the last day for thousands of people who claim HMRC benefits to get their money paid into a Post Office card account. You'll need to redirect your payments or set up a new bank account

Daily Record

People on PIP may be due back payments of up to £5,064 after DWP assessment rule change

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated PIP claimants could be due backdated payments of up to £12,865, however, only claims awarded between August 21, 2020 and May 17, 2021 are being reviewed.

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Rule change sees DWP fast-track Universal Credit and ESA claims from today

Eligible parties will no longer be subject to a face-to-face assessment, and the majority of cases will receive the highest available rate of benefits.

Daily Record

DWP set to start 'moving people from legacy benefits on to Universal Credit' over next few weeks

It has been reported that 10,000 households will start the ‘managed migration’ process.

Manchester Evening News

DWP to 'slowly' move 1.7million people onto Universal Credit within weeks

The move was originally halted due to Covid but it is understood that it is set to go ahead this spring.

Liverpool Echo

DWP shares when they will start moving 1.7 million people onto Universal Credit

The government plan to have everyone on the new six-in-one benefit by the end of 2024

Liverpool Echo

Little known DWP rule means PIP payments may be stopped if you go on holiday

PIP is designed to provide financial support for those who have an illness, disability or mental health condition.

Daily Record

New DWP benefit payment rates start next week including Universal Credit and ESA

Most benefits delivered by DWP along with State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% from April 11.

Wales Online

Government 'draws up plans' to start moving 1.7million benefit claimants onto Universal Credit within weeks

The process was put on hold because of the pandemic

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