All news on the topic: Department for Work and Pensions

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

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

You could see payments cut or even stopped

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 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released data showing that a record 3,544,042 people are claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with a third getting £737.20 a month

HMRC has sent out a letter to a certain group of individuals, and while for the majority it should be good news, for some it could be bad news

The new payments will be given to those living in Scotland and will be worth up to £300 for the Winter Heating Payment and between £72.65 and £108.55 each week for Pension Age Disability Payment

Universal Credit is replacing six older legacy benefits, including Tax Credits and Housing Benefit, with most people scheduled to be moved over by the end of March 2025

If you are required to have a PIP assessment, this can take place in person, over the phone or by video call and you'll be asked to explain how your condition affects your life

Attendance Allowance is a benefit given to people over the state pension age who have a medical condition or disability and need help with their day to daycare

Women Against State Pension Inequality campaigners warned of a 'deeply concerning' spike in claim forms appearing online, purporting to help people get compensation

Those who have potentially been underpaid include married women and widows who hit state pension age before April 2016, and also those aged 80 and over, regardless of whether they're married or not

To help people to better determine their chances of eligibility before they make an application, the DWP highlighted the top five recorded conditions that people claim PIP for

The DWP has responded to a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) request on how it investigates and cracks down on benefit fraud, including whether neighbours can be asked to help

Instead of being awarded a set amount, your Universal Credit award is instead based on your personal situation - including if you’re in employment, if you have a disability, and who you live with

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has uncovered the estimated overpayments in its annual checks for fraud and error

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has the power to pay your state pension weekly, which for some people could make it easier to budget their money

The Universal Credit system has been in the process of being rolled out for more than a decade, but could soon include all 8.4 million benefit claimants across the UK

The DWP has published a sample copy of the 'PIP AR2' form - for reference use only - as part of the PIP Toolkit on GOV.UK. It's a great way for people with a light-touch award to understand what questions they will need to answer

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that benefits will rise by 6.7% from April 8 - but because of how Universal Credit is paid, not everyone has seen the increase filter through yet

The Department for Work and Pensions has highlighted the various groups of people who are eligible for the new round of cost of living payments, including claimants of Universal Credit and other benefits, and urged local councils to consider who else might benefit from additional support

Tory Minister David Johnson was caught out when he went on LBC to trumpet a Conservative election promise to allow more wealthy parents to claim child benefit allowance

According to data from Social Security Scotland, around 84,000 people are claiming the carers benefit in the country and will receive the one off payment of £288.60 from today

The DWP is set to pay out two extra one-off payments in 2024 that can help with the cost of staying warm in winter, as well as a small bonus for those claiming benefits

The ITV general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer left Martin Lewis wishing someone would ask 'how will you manage the black hole in the public finances, what'll give - more debt, more tax, less spending?'