UK households have been told they have no legal obligation to pay money back after a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) mistake. The DWP overpaid more than £500 million of State Pension and ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has disclosed that its new banking investigations will focus initially on four specific groups. The Labour Party's Minister for Transformation Andrew ...

Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) do not make clear that repaying the money is voluntary. The DWP overpaid more than £500 million of state pension ...

Thousands of claimants could be due compensation following a legal dispute involving the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). As many as 13,000 benefit recipients may be eligible for ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that the first phase of reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will begin this year. As part of an upcoming Health and Disability ...

Thousands of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits claimants could be in line for a £5,000 windfall after an error. Those who claimed disability benefits ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update as a number of younger people could get their hands on around £192 per week. DWP is highlighting a scheme this week, and took to X ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed when you do not need to give back an overpayment. Often, the payments happen after a delay in reporting the death or if there is a delay in ...

In the financial year 2023/24, the DWP recorded benefit overpayments amounting to £9.7 billion, equating to 3.7% of all benefit expenditure. Notably, overpayment rates were especially high for ...

After a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) court ruling, thousands of benefit claimants could be in line for pay-outs exceeding £5,000. As many as 13,000 people might receive compensation ...