Ministers accused of ‘preposterous’ error over winter fuel payment cuts Row erupted over controversial cuts to payments for pensioners The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024
Government ‘negligently underestimated’ winter fuel payment cuts’ impact: Tories Only people on pension credit or certain other benefits will receive the fuel payments from this winter. Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024
Trade union threatens legal action over winter fuel cut The move will further strain relations between the Labour Party and trade union Unite. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024
Social Security Advisory Committee to face questions on DWP managed migration process to Universal Credit DWP will transfer 2.6 million people on legacy benefits to Universal Credit by the end of 2024. Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022
Tory back-to-work benefits crackdown lacks proper evidence says DWP's own watchdog The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) said the government had rushed through tighter rules for unemployed people without proper evidence after a rule change by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022
Universal credit: Millions of benefits claimants set to be moved to new system within weeks Legacy benefits claimants will see a phased move to universal credit Wales Online · Apr 13, 2022
DWP set to start 'moving people from legacy benefits on to Universal Credit' over next few weeks It has been reported that 10,000 households will start the ‘managed migration’ process. Daily Record · Apr 5, 2022
DWP shares when they will start moving 1.7 million people onto Universal Credit The government plan to have everyone on the new six-in-one benefit by the end of 2024 Liverpool Echo · Apr 5, 2022