The Latest Breaking News from Work and Pensions

State pension is set to top £10k for first time ever next year

Pensioners are now in line to get a rise of £962 next year due to rising inflation - but a sea of rising costs mean they may not be much better off in real terms

Chronicle Live · Aug 8, 2022

Youngsters could drive trucks without a test in major government shake-up

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has launched a call for evidence in a bid to make it easier for youngsters to kickstart a career in logistics, whilst making the most of 'post-Brexit freedoms'.

Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022

Image of Sunak stabbing PM in the back not part of Truss campaign, says Coffey

The Work and Pensions Secretary, who is Liz Truss’s campaign manager, distanced the Foreign Secretary from Nadine Dorries’ retweet.

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

DWP £326 cost of living payment landing in bank accounts today - see if you're eligible

The £326 cost of living payment from the Department for Work and Pensions is landing in people's bank accounts starting today — find out if you will receive the money.

Glasgow Live · Jul 14, 2022

DWP State Pension payments could soon rise to over £200 a week

Work and Pensions Secretary Dr Therese Coffey has revealed that the Triple Lock rule for State Pension payments will be reintroduced, meaning that claimants could see big increases

Glasgow Live · Jul 6, 2022

How dramatic phone call sparked chain of events that could finish off Boris Johnson

Moments after landing at Standsted Airport following an eight-day foreign jaunt, Boris Johnson received a phone call that set in motion the chain of events which could end his premiership

Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2022

Johnson focuses on cost of living despite Pincher row

Boris Johnson said the Government was ‘firmly on the side of the British people’.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

'Government has failed miserably to protect some of the most vulnerable people'

We know that these deaths are happening: between July 2019 and March 2022 official data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says that they have investigated 123 deaths and 34 cases of serious harm through their so-called Internal Process Review

Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2022

State pension set for big increase next year as DWP confirms triple lock return

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has confirmed the triple lock will soon be reinstated

Liverpool Echo · Jul 4, 2022

Therese Coffey’s rough ride defending Boris Johnson for ‘groping’ MP appointment

Broadcasters were riled by the lack of detail as the Work and Pensions Secretary defended Boris Johnson over the appointment of Chris Pincher.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022