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DWP error means up to 10 million Universal Credit claimants risk being underpaid

Some may have bought National Insurance contributions to top-up their state pension when they didn't need to, report finds

Chronicle Live

Nearly 100 more North Lanarkshire residents in work compared with this time last year

The number of alternative claimant counts made in the area on May 23 was 7680 - a reduction of 95 on 12 months earlier.

Daily Record

New calls for people on disability benefits not to see money drop for living with partner nears threshold

An online petition calling for change to DWP rules for people claiming benefits has almost reached the response threshold.

Daily Record

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HMRC warns Tax Credits payments for 300,000 people due to stop at end of this month

Time is running out for people to renew their claim or they could miss out on money.

Daily Record

Universal Credit £25 boost for millions every week under new plans submitted to DWP

More help could be on the way

Nottingham Post

All the DWP cost of living payments and benefit changes in August

There are a number of key dates to be aware of

Wales Online

New DWP fraud and error crackdown set to target millions of people on Universal Credit this year

Nearly 3,000 agents in more than 17 sites across Great Britain will be checking for fraud and error.

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New £25 a week boost for universal credit claimants proposed

The amount is being proposed for universal credit claimants and those on legacy benefits

Wales Online

DWP shares timeline when new cost of living payment will be announced

Sir Stephen Timms argues that more support will be needed for the next financial year

Nottingham Post

July dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food prices increasing at their fastest rate in almost 45 years, ONS has warned

The Independent UK

DWP Universal Credit £25 boost for millions every week under fresh plans

'Devastating cuts' to Universal Credit have been ordered to be reversed, with the DWP also urged to put a new payment uplift in place which would apply to legacy benefits

Chronicle Live

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Independent UK

Proposal put to DWP for Universal Credit benefits £25 a week rise

Calls made to bring back the uplift after report reveals more than 100,000 people pushed into poverty by additional help axe

Wales Online

Older people living on their own could be due £3,500 annual State Pension top-up

Households aged between 65-74 had an average weekly spend of £455 in 2021/22.

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Manchester Evening News

DWP urged to adopt £25 a week boost for Universal Credit families

Government urged to 'reverse damaging decision' to stop top up payments - as MP says weekly uplift would raise thousands out of poverty

The Guardian - UK

AI use widened to assess universal credit applications and tackle fraud

Department of Work and Pensions warned by auditor general about potential bias in algorithms

Daily Record

10 most-claimed health conditions providing older people with up to £407 each month

Attendance Allowance provides weekly support of either £68.10 or £101.75 to 1.4m people across Great Britain.

Daily Mirror

Warning as up to 10 million people risk being underpaid in huge DWP blunder

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) used to automatically add National Insurance credits to claimants' records - but switched to doing this manually from 2017/18

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Daily Record

New cost of living payments for next year could be announced in Autumn Statement this November

Former pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms told the DWP that more financial help is needed in 2024.

Daily Record

New Universal Credit transfer update for people on Tax Credits in certain parts of Scotland

More claimants will start receiving Managed Migration notices from DWP next month.

Wales Online

The hundreds of pounds of DWP payments available this year, the date they are paid and who qualifies for them

Only certain people can claim the benefits

The Independent UK

Racist slur found on Foreign Office website days after government rejected need for review

Exclusive: This is the latest case in a string of offensive remarks found on government platforms and in official documents

Daily Record

DWP to review PIP, State Pension and four other benefits for fraud and error next year

DWP has also announced that claims for New State Pension made online will be measured as part of the review.

Daily Record

New jobs ‘passport’ launches to help injured or disabled veterans move into work without an assessment

The scheme removes the need for a service leaver to undergo an Access to Work assessment.

Nottingham Post

£899 DWP payments and list of who qualifies

There are a number of key dates involving DWP payments

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