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Thousands of pensioners could be owed more than £100,000 in DWP error

A Freedom of Information (FOI) has found that pensioners could be owed more than £100,000 from the DWP.

The National (Scotland)

DWP urges almost 1 million pensioners to make urgent Winter Fuel Payment check

Ministers are today launching a drive to ensure hundreds of thousands of low-income pensioners eligible for a winter fuel payment don't miss out.

The National (Scotland)

How much is the Carer's Allowance? DWP threatens unpaid carer for overpayments

Here’s what you need to know about the Carer’s Allowance after an investigation throws the spotlight on the DWP

Evening Standard

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DWP launches Pension Credit campaign after Winter Fuel Payment changes

Campaingers have welcomed the drive – but say Winter Fuel Payment changes should be scrapped

The Independent UK

Labour government told to 'pay up' before more Waspi women die without compensation

THE Labour UK Government has been urged to “pay up” to Waspi women before more die without receiving the compensation they deserve – warning…

The National (Scotland)

Unpaid carer says DWP’s fraud prosecution threat was ‘like blackmail’

Clemency Jacques told to pay extra £1,300 for accidental carer’s allowance breach or have case sent to CPS

The Guardian - UK

‘I was petrified’: how DWP threatened woman over carer’s allowance breach

Clement Jacques was questioned under caution and agreed to pay penalty for error that could have been spotted sooner

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Labour is fast discovering that Britain needs more than a Band-Aid to restore it to health

The country faces grave and deep-seated problems that only bold – and expensive – policies can address

The Guardian - UK

UK state pension: ‘thousands more’ may have been underpaid

New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister

The Guardian - UK

Why does Rachel Reeves want to copy Canada’s pensions model?

There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs to be given book about the ‘enormous suffering’ caused by Tory welfare reform

A crowdfunded campaign will send more than 400 copies of John Pring’s The Department, which looks at the role of the DWP in the deaths of disabled people, to parliament

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves will be forced to U-turn on winter fuel means tests, warns former minister

The former minister who was in charge of pensioner benefits for five years has explained why Rachel Reeves’s plans to means test winter fuel payments will have to be ditched

The Independent UK

‘DWP threatened to send in bailiffs’: the unpaid carers told to repay benefit

Carer’s allowance ‘cliff edge’ means it has to be paid back if a penny is earned over threshold. Carers tell their stories

The Guardian - UK

Millions wasted, lives blighted: time to end the carer’s allowance scandal

Changes will be complex and expensive, but so is the moral and economic cost of not resolving this sorry tale of misery and injustice

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Shoplifting, tax evasion... If UK politicians break the rules, why shouldn’t the rest of us?

Corruption at the top has a knock-on effect on ordinary Britons, whose conduct reflects their moral outrage

The Independent UK

Billions in benefits going unpaid as PIP claimants lose out the most – what you need to know

A new report reveals how many benefits are going underclaimed every year

Evening Standard

Brits with eye conditions to receive DWP benefits in rules change

People from their mid-50s are more likely to suffer from the condition

The Independent UK

Collective wait of 753 years for people phoning DWP in 2023/24, watchdog says

Poor service can have a range of detrimental impacts, including frustration, distress and disruption for customers, the National Audit Office said.

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The National (Scotland)

DWP told to focus on work, not welfare, by Labour Work and Pensions Secretary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be told it must become a “department for work”, rather than a “department for welfare”, by…

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves pledges ‘big bang’ for private pension funds

Chancellor says industry taskforce will allow retirement scheme managers to increase pension pots by up to £11,000

The Guardian - UK

Vocal critic of carer’s allowance scandal to oversee the benefit as minister

Stephen Timms has spoken out against the problems that have plunged thousands of people into debt

TechRadar

Former PM Blair pushes AI adoption to save UK public sector billions

AI could help tackle DWP backlog and improve efficiency across even more government agencies.

The Guardian - UK

I’ve been denied carer’s allowance for eight months after I owned up to a job

I have been left in limbo after I told the Department for Work and Pensions that holiday pay from a former job had pushed me over the earnings limit

Evening Standard

People with these five PIP conditions could receive £470 every month to help with daily life

Health issues that qualify include certain mental health conditions and neurological disorders

Evening Standard

When is Universal Credit paid next month? Payment dates for DWP benefits set to change

The DWP and HMRC have confirmed that those receiving certain benefits will receive their payments early — here’s why

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