According to statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), approximately £1 in every £15 of the total benefits bill was either falsely claimed or mistakenly paid out during 2023-24.

Halifax has clarified its payment procedures following an inquiry from a customer who hadn't received their DWP payment as expected. The bank customer reached out via social media after not seeing ...

The DWP has confirmed a the new rates for Child Benefit from April 2025 following a heated debate and vote in the commons. From April, families with one child will now receive the new amount of £ ...

The DWP has issued a statement on how changes to PIP (Personal Independence Payments) have contributed to a "rise" in benefit fraud. Work and Pensions ministers appeared in the Commons to take ...

HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are encouraging state pensioners to fill in gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record. Pensioners have until April 5 to take advantage of a ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a statement to clear up confusion following remarks made by a high-ranking official regarding the use of "other intelligence" to monitor ...

The forthcoming legislation will allow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to recover illicit gains directly from the bank accounts of culprits and request clear financial records from ...

In 2018, Mr Furnival found out, via an annual statement from DWP, that from 2020, he would no longer receive Adult Dependency Increase (ADI) payments, a supplement given to households when the ...

The government has issued a response to new calls for the state pension to be increased and also for the winter fuel allowance to stop being means tested. In a petition on the parliamentary ...

On Tuesday, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will put forward its motion to approve the ‘Draft Social Security Benefits Up-Rating Order 2025’ in Parliament. Opposition MPs will be ...

The DWP is warning that people who defer their state pension in a bid to build a bigger retirement kitty will not always get more cash. Some people may not realise that you do not get your state ...