The Latest Breaking News from Work and Pensions Committee

Welfare cuts will still plunge thousands into poverty despite U-turn, MPs warn

There are still major changes coming for those who become disabled in the future

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

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 · May 15, 2024

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 Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

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

UK Government urged to give assurance DWP benefits will be uprated next April to match inflation

The Work and Pensions Committee has pressed the Chancellor for a commitment to the benefits uprating for 2023/24.

Daily Record · Oct 5, 2022

Majority of people still not saving enough for retirement, MPs warn

A decade on from the start of automatic enrolment, more than 60% of people are at risk of missing out on an adequate retirement standard of living.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Two million children hit by cruel DWP ruling on benefit deductions, charities warn

A cross-party group of MPs had called for debt repayments to be paused after experts said they were driving families to foodbanks - but this was thrown out by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)

Daily Mirror · Sep 13, 2022

DWP rejects bid to increase State Pension and benefit payments ahead of uprating in April

They also responded to criticism of £20 Universal Credit uplift

Nottingham Post · Sep 12, 2022

DWP rejects calls to increase State Pension and benefit payments before annual uprating due next April

DWP also responded to criticism over the delivery of the £20 weekly uplift to people on Universal Credit only.

Daily Record · Sep 12, 2022

DWP confirm which women over State Pension age are due up to £9,500 in backdated payments

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has now estimated that it has underpaid at least 237,000 pensioners, in a whopping total cost of 1.46 billion pounds.

Edinburgh Live · Sep 6, 2022