The Latest Breaking News from DWP

Older people living on their own could be due an annual State Pension top-up

The average weekly spend for households aged between 65 and 74 was £455.30 in 2021/22

Nottingham Post · Jun 2, 2023

People with any of these five common health conditions may be due up to £172 each week

Over 500 conditions are supported through Adult Disability Payment and PIP.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

Six groups of older women may be due State Pension back payments of up to £11,500

The DWP estimates it has underpaid 237,000 people on the Basic State Pension a total of £1.46billion.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

New PIP transfer update for thousands of people due to move to Adult Disability Payment

More existing claimants will start to receive letters notifying them of the move to the devolved benefit.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

Universal Credit pay boost of up to £522 for working parents due from end of this month

Universal Credit’s maximum childcare payments will rise to up to £1,630 per month from June 28.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

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 · Jun 2, 2023

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 · Jun 2, 2023

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 · Jun 1, 2023

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 · Jun 1, 2023

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 · Jun 1, 2023