The Latest Breaking News from Mel Stride

People on Universal Credit could see claim investigated as part of new DWP fraud plan

DWP is recruiting 1,000 new agents to review existing Universal Credit claims for errors.

Daily Record · Jun 13, 2023

DWP boss has big warning to benefit claimants in fraud message

'Our welfare system provides a safety net for many vulnerable people, but nobody should be allowed to abuse it'

Nottingham Post · Jun 7, 2023

Boris Johnson hands over his WhatsApps and urges Cabinet Office to give them to Covid inquiry

Rishi Sunak under pressure to end farce and sanction the release of the documents to the inquiry ahead of Thursday’s deadline

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Parents claiming universal credit will receive hundreds of pounds more

Government is raising amount parents can claim by almost 50% from 28 June

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

DWP still pushing dangerous 'benefit fraud crackdown'

The whole thing would be incredibly laughable - grown men who work for the worst government in decades running about doing terrible pastiches of crime thrillers - if it wasn’t pushing such a dangerous narrative

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

No 10 refuses to back minister’s back-to-work tax cut suggestion

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said reducing the number of economically inactive people back to pre-pandemic levels could lead to a tax cut.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak slaps down top Tory's claim 2p could be cut from income tax

The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was not up to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride to dictate tax policy after he claimed getting people back into work will boost the economy enough to reduce income tax by 2p

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023

Keir Starmer ditches plans for autobiography and returns £18k advance

Labour leader to co-operate with biography instead

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

DWP boss gives new indication when State Pension age rise to 68 is likely to happen

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride also said there are no plans to alter the State Pension Triple Lock.

Daily Record · May 12, 2023