In the UK there are now around 24 million people claiming some combination of DWP-administered benefits| Liverpool Echo
The Department for Work and Pensions overpaid £9.5bn in benefits last year, with £6.5bn of that down to fraud| Birmingham Live
People are being warned they must stick to their claimant commitment, including fulfilling work-related requirements, even during their holiday| Chronicle Live
An MP was concerned people have to wait weeks to get their payments| Liverpool Echo
The August bank holiday will fall on Monday 25 this year - which will impact the payment dates for some DWP benefits| Chronicle Live
Universal Credit will hammer self-employment. Here is what to expect and what you can do.| Prowess
Some people will receive their DWP benefits at slightly different dates this Christmas – and you might get a bonus benefit this winter.| Big Issue
The latest figures from the DWP show there are nearly 24 million people claiming at least one benefit.| Daily Record
You must inform the DWP of any changes in circumstances or risk having payments stopped.| Wales Online
A new report by the Work and Pensions Committee is calling on the government to go further with its plans to reform Jobcentres| Big Issue
Experts say tax rises are not enough to plug Britain's financial black hole and tough spending cuts on the ever-increasing welfare bill will be needed| Birmingham Live
New government statistics have shown that just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants in Great Britain were refugees.| The London Economic
Campaigners have warned that some disabled Universal Credit claimants could see their payments slashed under new Government rules, which have been described as "reckless"| Wales Online
The latest update from the Government comes as people on old legacy benefits are transferred over to Universal Credit| Chronicle Live
The most important number from the entire spring statement was not from the Chancellor but from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. They estimated that over the next year, 600,000 people will be pulled into poverty [1]. The 14.6 million people already experiencing poverty will of course be pulled further down. It appears inevitable that the number […] The post The Spring Statement number you need to know: 600,000 more people pulled into poverty appeared first on .|
Some people may be eligible for Universal Credit payments without realising it| Liverpool Echo
The particular benefits affected may not be as big as Universal Credit or Personal Independence Payment, but people will feel a difference| Chronicle Live
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff are making thousands of potentially fatal errors every month when dealing with the benefit claims of disabled people, information released by the department has shown. Two reports released by DWP under the Freedom of Information […]| Disability News Service
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.| Big Issue
Ex-DWP boss Iain Duncan Smith's Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has launched two new reports & seems set to appear at the Labour conference| Canary
Serco has swooped in on another DWP contract worth hundreds of millions - the Restart Scheme that actually harms claimants| Canary
The corporate media is at it again stoking division. This time, it's pensioners versus DWP benefit fraud and claimants in more trash takes.| Canary
The DWP says that if a partner spends three nights with a claimant on a regular basis, they may be a member of an established couple| Chronicle Live