The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a significant update to free school meals (FSM) policy affecting families receiving Universal Credit. Starting from the 2026 to 2027 academic year, all children in …
A coalition of 40 prominent charities has issued a strong warning to the government led by Andy Burnham regarding potential cuts to Universal Credit health-related benefits for claimants born after 2004. In a joint letter …
A petition has been launched urging the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to revise the capital limits for Universal Credit claimants. The campaign, featured on the Labour Party government petition website, calls for an …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing pressure from leading charities to reconsider plans to reduce benefits for 184,000 Universal Credit claimants aged 16 to 24. These young individuals currently receive the …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Labour government have faced calls from numerous UK charities to preserve benefits for disabled young people. Over 40 leading charities have written to Pat McFadden, Labour …
Reform UK has unveiled plans to reduce Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit payments by £50 billion annually, which could see 1.3 million non-UK citizens lose access to Universal Credit. The proposals advocate for a …
Campaigners have raised serious concerns over proposed changes by Reform UK to benefits including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), warning that these could push large numbers of children and …
Thousands of households have been pleasantly surprised to find extra cash payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) arriving in their bank accounts. These funds represent benefits many recipients did not …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that state pension and benefit payments due at the end of August will be brought forward to Friday 28 August. This adjustment accounts for the August bank holiday and …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that millions of claimants will receive their benefit payments earlier than usual in August, with payments scheduled to arrive before the August bank holiday weekend. …
Odiba Attah, a 41-year-old man from Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, has been ordered to pay fines and compensation for two assaults committed in the city centre, with the payments to be deducted from his Universal Credit …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has withdrawn a training programme offer after mistakenly enrolling a 57-year-old man from Wales into a scheme designed for younger jobseekers. John Colamatheo, from Wrexham, was …
Two individuals have been arrested as part of an extensive Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investigation into an alleged £200,000 benefit fraud involving false claims for Universal Credit and Personal Independence …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to intensify its efforts against benefit fraud starting in October, targeting recipients of Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, and Pension Credit. This …
A Birmingham man appeared in court after admitting to randomly slapping a woman and kicking a security guard on Broad Street, city centre, while under the influence of alcohol. Odiba Attah, 41, from Washwood Heath Road, …