A DWP computer system that automatically allows landlords to grab money from the benefits of their tenants has been ruled "unlawful". The court ruling follows a challenge by a tenant who was ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging claimants to report changes in their circumstances as soon as possible, warning that delays could result in losing up to £434 a month in ...

New powers held by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) mean accounts at 15 banks will be directly checked. This is part of the Labour Party government's Plan for Change, which is looking to ...

A new online petition is calling on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to “stop repeating PIP (Personal Independent Payment) assessments for disabled people”. Petition creator Gary ...

People who live with a long-term illness or health condition have been urged to do a check to see if they could qualify for PIP (Personal Independence Payment). The benefit is intended to help ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a significant update regarding its efforts to tackle benefit fraud. Under new powers granted by the Labour government, the DWP will be able ...

The new powers will allow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to recover taxpayers’ money faster from those who have the means but refuse to pay back. It follows a commitment from Prime ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has broken its silence after hundreds of people had their pension payments significantly reduced. A 78-year-old steelworker who stopped working in 2002, ...

Further cuts to benefits budgets would be a concern for the many people relying on them. For those that do, the DWP has confirmed what support will be paid when next month.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to scrap planned changes to disability benefits after the High Court ruled a previous consultation was unlawful. The government said it "will ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has acknowledged that there is a "strong case to change the system of health and disability benefits across Great Britain" as part of an effort to help ...

Yet, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) warns that claimants may face cuts worth between 5% and 20% in very exceptional circumstances. The cuts, referred to as 'third party deductions ...