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Five ways to reform benefits – from insiders who know its failings
Benefit claimants, whistleblowers and welfare experts working on the frontline offer Labour ministers alternatives to cuts ...
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Pooches pip partners this Valentine's Day, research reveals
Almost half of dog owners would prefer to spend time with their pet than go on a date, a survey has found.
DWP issues work update for PIP claimants ahead of disability benefits overhaul
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
Four groups of PIP claimants most-likely to get ongoing £737 payments
More than 58 per cent of people claiming PIP for a visual disease have a monthly award of up to £737.20 for five years or more. More than half of all claimants with general musculoskeletal conditions ...
People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £434 each month
Across Great Britain, an estimated 20m people have arthritis or other, similar conditions that affect the joints, so if you are living with arthritis, back, joint, muscle or chronic pain, you could be ...
New calls to 'stop repeating’ PIP assessments for all disabled people nears important milestone
Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to “stop repeating ...
New DWP PIP plan could see thousands of disability claimants have benefits stopped
New proposals suggest that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could be stopped for those with mental health conditions ...
DWP confirms when major plans to overhaul PIP and other disability benefits will be published
The update will give those claiming working-age disability benefits, including PIP, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), ...
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Another Voice: Fraud prevention is the key to strengthening programs like HEAP
With temperatures barely making it out of the teens across New York State in recent weeks, this was the worst time possible ...
DWP guarantees PIP payments for four groups of people 'for next five years'
The Department for Work and Pensions is handing four groups of people who claim Personal Independence Payments payouts for the next five years. Under light touch review reviews, thousands have a ...
Unpaid care givers urged to claim £200 DWP payment for supporting friend or family
If you provide unpaid care for a friend, family member or neighbour, you may be eligible for extra benefit payments ...
The benefits bill nightmare threatening a fresh civil war on Labour’s Left
The Labour Prime Minister has vowed to be “ruthless with cuts” to welfare, taking a leaf out of the Conservative Party’s book in the process. Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has ...