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The biggest benefit changes Labour could make in 2025

There are several ways Labour could try to cut £3bn from the national welfare bill

The Independent UK

DWP merging two major benefits claimed by thousands – what you need to know

The full change will happen ‘as soon as operationally possible’ says the DWP minister

The Independent UK

UK ministers promise ‘new settlement’ for carers amid allowance scandal

Exclusive: Government to set out details of review into benefit overpayments and how problems can be fixed

The Guardian - UK

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Disability ministers will ‘champion’ inclusion and accessibility, says Timms

Work and pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms said the move aims to drive ‘real improvements’ for disabled people.

The Independent UK

Westfield chief backs calls for Eurostar trains to stop at Stratford International Station

Labour MP Sir Stephen Timms had earlier argued the move would deliver an economic boost to east London

Evening Standard

Proposal for Eurostar stop at Stratford International revived by MP

International trains would bring a ‘boost to employment and prosperity in East London’, says Sir Stephen Timms

The Independent UK

Eurostar trains would stop at Stratford International in boost to east London under revived proposals

The idea is being pushed by a senior MP as St Pancras International struggles to cope with passenger numbers

Evening Standard

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Key workers quit jobs to avoid cash penalties for breaching carer’s allowance

Exclusive: Teachers and NHS staff forced to take desperate measures to avoid falling foul of earnings limits, says ‘devastating’ study

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

The Guardian - UK

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...East Ham?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

MPs call for issues leaving carers with huge debts to be fixed ‘without delay’

Committee chair says UK government has known for years about flaws in benefit system and needs to ‘get a grip’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to act quickly on state pension communication compensation plans

It comes after a Work and Pensions Committee session with campaigners from Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) and the PSHO.

The Independent UK

Ministers apologise and return £7,000 in benefits to woman, 93, with dementia

Exclusive: Elderly woman was allowed to run up debts in ‘disturbing’ case, the latest to emerge in Guardian investigation

The Guardian - UK

Work and pensions committee chair tells ministers to fix carer’s allowance issues

Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Hailed as a hero and then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower

Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP – and then later rehired

The Guardian - UK

Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules

David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes

Evening Standard

How much is statutory sick pay? MPs call for 'modest' £63 rise

The DWP says the payment will rise by 6.7% from April, a £7.30 increase — far below the amount called for

The Guardian - UK

Students’ futures still blighted by English test scandal

Letter: International students wrongly accused of cheating are being denied justice by the Home Office, warns Nazek Ramadan of Migrant Voice

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The Guardian - UK

‘97% seemed absurd’: Labour’s Stephen Timms on the English test scandal that wrecked lives

The London MP has battled to get the Home Office to take responsibility for its mistaken allegations of cheating against many thousands of overseas students

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak refuses to say if airlines will sign up for Rwanda flights

In liaison committee appearance, PM also says he cannot say when he will deliver on ‘stop the boats’ pledge

The Independent UK

New data powers ‘could allow DWP to snoop on pensioners’ bank accounts’

Culture minister Sir John Whittingdale said the powers would be “focused” on benefit claimants, but MPs were not convinced.

The Independent UK

Cost-of-living payments not enough to meet scale of the problem, say MPs

The Work and Pensions Committee called for more account to be taken of the financial difficulties faced by people with disabilities and families.

The Guardian - UK

MPs launch inquiry into prosecution of Norton Motorcycles pension fraud

Regulators to be asked about how £10m scam was investigated, as Guardian Today in Focus podcast raises fresh questions about case

Nottingham Post

DWP shares timeline when new cost of living payment will be announced

Sir Stephen Timms argues that more support will be needed for the next financial year

Daily Record

New cost of living payments for next year could be announced in Autumn Statement this November

Former pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms told the DWP that more financial help is needed in 2024.

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