DWP Empowered to Access Bank Accounts and Recover Benefits Overpayments Following December Law Change Tuesday, December 30, 2025 dwp benefits fraud overpayments debtrecovery legislation government bankaccounts publicsector socialsecurity The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to gain the authority to access individuals’ bank accounts and recover overpaid benefit funds following a significant law change enacted in December. The newly granted powers … Read More
DWP Advances £706 State Pension Payments Ahead of New Year Bank Holiday Tuesday, December 30, 2025 dwp pensions statepension payments nationalinsurance bankholiday newyear basicpension ukgovernment socialsecurity The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced it will advance payments of the Basic State Pension to thousands of pensioners this year because of the New Year’s Day bank holiday on January 1, 2026. Payments … Read More
State Pensioners Who Retired After 2016 to Receive £575 Boost from DWP Monday, December 22, 2025 statepension dwp pensions retirement nationalinsurance chancellor reforms ukgovernment contributions socialsecurity State pensioners who reached retirement age after 6 April 2016 are set to receive a significant boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a 4.8% rise to both the basic and … Read More
'Why Did I Receive a £10 Payment from DWP? Understanding the Christmas Bonus' Saturday, December 13, 2025 dwp pip christmasbonus benefits payment reddit ukbenefits wintersupport socialsecurity finance A recent £10 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) sparked confusion for a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimant who wondered if it was a mistake. Turning to Reddit for answers, the claimant shared … Read More
DWP Confirms Permanent End to Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance from April 2026 Thursday, November 27, 2025 dwp universalcredit incomesupport jobseekersallowance benefits migration socialsecurity claimants helptoclaim employmentsupport The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that Income Support (IS) and income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) will be permanently scrapped starting from 1 April 2026. This move is part of the ongoing effort … Read More
State Pensioners to Receive £241 Weekly Payment from April 2026, Confirms Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget Wednesday, November 26, 2025 statepension autumnbudget rachelreeves triplelock pensionincrease ukgovernment pensioners costofliving publicfinance socialsecurity Chancellor Rachel Reeves today unveiled the Labour Government’s second Autumn Budget, announcing a significant boost for State Pensioners across the UK. Starting April 2026, pensioners receiving the full new State … Read More