DWP warned struggling pensioners cutting down on food and baths after benefits change
Pensioners are having to cut down on hot meals, skip showers or baths and turn down their heating this winter. This is in ...
DWP confirms rules you must follow before you go on holiday
If you're heading off on holiday this summer, you may need to let the Department for Work and Pensions know first. There are ...
Labour ministers tread carefully as welfare reform looms
The government is not just looking at reforming the benefits system - it is preparing to put it at the heart of its economic agenda.
DWP warned disability benefits update may treat vulnerable claimants 'unfairly'
To remedy this, it requested assurances from Government on how to safeguard vulnerable and protected Brits from the machine learning threat. The PAC cautioned: “Disability benefits claimants receive ...
Ministers plan crackdown on long-term sick on benefits in bid to cut £65billion bill and get them back to work
Hundreds of thousands of benefit claimants could lose up to £5,000 a year under plans being drawn up by Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary.
DWP's AI use ‘could treat disability benefits claimants unfairly', report warns
The PAC expressed its disbelief at the service provided to disability benefits claimants by the DWP, stating: "Disability ...
DWP target Universal Credit and disability benefits in ‘radical reforms’
Liz Kendall singled out Universal Credit and disability benefits as part of her recent statement over “unavoidable” higher ...
DWP update on Winter Fuel Payments for state pensioners as Tories hit out at 'punishing' Chancellor
The DWP has broken its silence over the Winter Fuel Payment shake-up that took place last year. It comes as the Chancellor is ...
Disabled Britons suffering 'unacceptable treatment' at hands of DWP
Disabled Britons suffering 'unacceptable treatment' at hands of DWP ...
Disability benefit claimants ‘wait 10 times longer for calls to be answered’
People claiming disability benefits are getting “unacceptably poor service” from Government as they wait on average 10 times ...
Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...