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PIP informal observations limited to time between start and end of an assessment

The health professional cannot document observations made before or after the assessment.

Daily Record

Passport warning issued for anyone going on holiday this summer

British tourists hopeful of flying away this summer are being urged to renew their passports now, or risk a ten-week wait which could leave their holiday in tatters

Chronicle Live

Claim PIP for 87 muscle or joint conditions and you could get up to £691 each month

More than one million people are receiving financial support for a musculoskeletal condition.

Daily Record

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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.

Daily Record

List of DWP benefit rises and cost of living payments coming in June

People on a number of benefits are set to receive more cash this month including Universal Credit, PIP, DLA, Carer's Allowance, Child Benefit, Pension Credit and State Pension

Chronicle Live

DWP confirms it will investigate 2 million Universal Credit claims

Millions of people receive the benefit across the UK

Nottingham Post

Two-child limit on UK welfare benefits ‘has failed to push parents into jobs’

Exclusive: Policy misunderstands realities of caring roles and has left hundreds of thousands of families in poverty, study finds

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DWP June benefit payments confirmed including Universal Credit, PIP, pensions, DLA, and JSA

Benefit claimants faced a series of changes in May due to the three bank holidays in May, as payments were unable to be made on those days

Nottingham Post

Thousands of people on Carer's Allowance due to receive an extra £270 payment next week

More than 81,000 unpaid carers could be due the cash boost on top of their monthly allowance from DWP.

Daily Record

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

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

The Independent UK

98% of Universal Credit sanctions were for missed interviews, DWP figures show

More than half a million people lost money because they failed to show up to mandatory appointments

Chronicle Live

DWP confirms plans to investigate two million Universal Credit claims

The latest figures show around 5.8 million people across the UK currently receive Universal Credit which means around a third of these existing claims could be investigated by the DWP

Daily Mirror

UK bank issues £570 warning to all customers about fraudsters

The bank has urged people to take steps to protect themselves

Nottingham Post

HMRC issues new scam warning to anyone who claims Tax Credits as renewal deadline looms

Criminals use deadlines, like the Tax Credits renewal deadline in July, to target victims and they mimic Government communications to make them appear genuine

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Nottingham Post

Fears over DWP change to PIP payment leads to Government questions

Some have shared concerns that PIP could become means-tested

Manchester Evening News

'Thousands of parents' set to receive DWP boost to childcare payments

The government announced its plans to remove the 'barrier' of childcare and entering work

The Independent UK

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

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

Chronicle Live

Working parents to get DWP childcare boost from next month

Parents who claim Universal Credit will get their childcare costs paid upfront as well as an increase in the amount they can claim

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Daily Mirror

DWP confirms exact date when Universal Credit claimants will get huge childcare boost

The amount parents can claim back from the DWP to cover childcare costs each month will rise to £951 for one child and £1,630 for two or more children from June

The Guardian - UK

A decade after the Tories demonised disabled people on benefits, it’s happening again

Never mind that the DWP itself found that some disabled people can’t afford food or heating, politicians and the media need scapegoats, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Bristol Post

DWP to check two million Universal Credit claims in major benefits review

The DWP's Targeted Case Review will check if people should receive Universal Credit and if they are receiving the right amount

Daily Mirror

Scope says the media must stop 'destructive disability narrative' - and I agree

These dangerous narratives ignore how the welfare system fails disabled people and the struggles we face

Manchester Evening News

Six million people to get £150 DWP cost of living payment from June

The Department for Work and Pensions will issue a one-off automatic payment for those receiving certain disability benefits

The Independent UK

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

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit warning as half a million people have benefits cut due to sanctions

More than 540,000 people had their benefit payments reduced or stopped in the past year, according to figures

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