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A man has pleaded guilty to preventing the 'lawful and decent” burial of his mother after her body was found in a freezer.

When she presented the budget last November, Chancellor Rachel Reeves declared that the limit would be removed

After receiving excessive payments for eleven years, a 63-year-old finds herself in financial difficulty and may have to resume full-time employment. A former civil servant, now retired, is compelled to potentially re-enter the workforce full-time after being instructed to repay £25,000 in excess pension benefits received

Two Watford locals face charges of benefit fraud. Bernard and Deborah Greville, residing on Romilly Drive, attended Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 2nd December, for their preliminary hearing

The Labour Party had been ready to abandon a manifesto promise regarding taxes for working individuals, but has now decided to uphold it

Three types of benefits will be the focus of specific measures to combat benefit fraud, as outlined by the Department for Work and Pensions in government guidance.

Influential Labour figure states that cuts are ‘not a Labour thing to do’, while George Osborne mentions that when he was chancellor, he resisted the move as a ‘step too far’.

Rachel Reeves is said to be planning to slash billions of pounds in disability benefits and introduce a “hotel tax” as she scrambles to fix the country’s finances.

Government to set out details of review into benefit overpayments and how problems can be fixed

Former shadow chancellor John McDonell among Labour MPs who have had whip suspended for six months

A woman claimed more than £20,000 in benefits for ‘severe’ Multiple Sclerosis was caught out in her lies after being spotted running marathons.

OVER 74,000 personal independence payment (PIP) claimants may face a wait of up to ten years for a payment increase due to a massive backlog in award

MORE than 90,000 households on benefits will be asked to make a big change from tomorrow.Households claiming employmentand support allowance (ES

THOUSANDS of households can get a £100 cost of living payment to help with key household bills.The cash support is available through the government's

The DWP is currently working on moving people claiming older "legacy" benefits to Universal Credit, the process is called managed migration and it expected to be finished by 2025

THOUSANDS on Universal Credit face having their payments lowered or stopped completely due to a salary increase and bonus.Healthcare workers in Northe

THOUSANDS of families across the UK can claim a lifeline to ease the pressure on the cost of living through a government scheme.The Household Support

Attendance Allowance is extra money if you have a long-term physical or mental condition or disability

OVER six million people on Universal Credit could be entitled to extra help worth thousands of pounds.From cheaper broadband to reduced council tax bi

THOUSANDS of married couples could be rejected or miss out on marriage tax allowance due a loophole in the rules, The Sun can reveal.Marriage tax allo

HUNDREDS of households under the cosh could receive up to £500 in one-off payments that go directly into their bank account.The Ribble Valley Borough

The deadline to renew tax credits is looming, with households having just weeks to get things sorted in the wake of the general election

THOUSANDS of people on tax credits need to act soon - or risk payments stopping and even a hefty fine.Around 730,000 households have been sent reminde

A total of 250,000 new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications were lodged from January to April 2024, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures reveal

THE EXACT date thousands of households can apply for cost-of-living vouchers worth £300 can be revealed - and it's within days.Brits have been urged