New PIP face-to-face assessment update for first-time claimants and people due review this year
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) face-to-face assessments will “increase towards Autumn 2025”. This means people making a new ...
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‘Intimidating’ DWP letter sent to state pensioners demanding cash ‘wrong’
Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has hit out at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over letters sent to grieving families asking them to return overpaid pension payments without ...
DWP gives major update on PIP and disability benefits overhaul ahead of 'cruel' shake-up
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will confirm its plans for the overhaul of disability benefits in the "months ...
London Evening Standard3d
Criticism over letters asking bereaved relatives to return pension overpayments
Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the Department for Work and Pensions do not make clear that repaying the money is voluntary. The Department for Work and Pensions overpaid more than £500 ...
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New reform to support those in the health and disability system to work
A recent survey from the DWP has shown that 200,000 individuals currently claiming health and disability claims are ready to ...
ITV4d
Too many people ‘taking the mickey’ with benefits, work and pensions secretary says
A survey of people on health and disability benefits, done by the Department for Work and Pensions, revealed that 49% of people say they can never work. But Kendall admitted she thinks “more of ...
Work and Pensions Secretary says some people on benefits ‘taking the mickey’
A report from the DWP found 49% of health and disability benefit recipients reported they felt they would never be able to ...
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Thousands could get £5,000 DWP payment after court battle
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has settled a major court claim which has resulted in 200 claimants being awarded between £200 and £3,000 in damages. The claimants were receiving ...
The Mirror5d
DWP benefit payments shakeup aimed at these 200,000 people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said some 200,000 individuals receiving health and disability benefits are eager to work, ahead of a planned clampdown on payments. The statement ...
DWP urges claimants to watch out for letter - and not ignore it
The DWP has issued a new message to benefit claimants, as the department nears the completion of the transition of ...
Nottingham Post4d
DWP warning to state pensioners as two benefits worth £9,800 up for grabs
State pensioners could be eligible for two Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits, totalling £9,800, if they meet certain criteria. Pensioners are being urged to check their eligibility ...
Birmingham Mail1d
DWP (Department for Work and Pensions)
The DWP - which stands for Department for Work and Pensions - is part of the British Government and is responsible for welfare payments, State Pension and the child maintenance service.