The Latest Breaking News from Work and Pensions

Six per cent interest rate warning in ‘bumpy’ battle to halve inflation this year

‘We are going to stay the course and get inflation down,’ Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said

Evening Standard · 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

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

7m households will have had £301 DWP cost-of-living payment by end of Wednesday

Eligible households on certain means-tested benefits will receive the payment from the Department for Work and Pensions by May 17.

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Secret Government report on benefit sanctions finally released after three year cover up

The DWP study has been kept under wraps since it was completed in 2020 but it was finally published on Thursday after the Information Commissioner's Office ordered its release

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023

DWP boss branded 'out of touch' after being quizzed on impact of benefit sanctions

Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, was branded out of touch by SNP MP David Linden.

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023

Plans to bring forward raise in state pension age put on hold, reports suggest

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is expected to address MPs in the Commons on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Tory DWP chief admits he doesn't know if he's met someone with benefits sanction

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride was unable to answer basic questions from MPs including whether he knew the average amount a person loses when they are sanctioned

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023

Government told it must win trust of disabled people on back-to-work plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said people on disability benefits can look for work ‘without fear of losing financial support’.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

DWP urged to give people 10 years’ notice before increasing State Pension age to 68

MPs raised concerns about reports that State Pension age is set to rise to 68 earlier than planned.

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2023