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DWP news, updates, and information on claiming benefits

People struggling with the cost of living can claim benefits for support, even if they work, have savings, or own a home.

The National (Scotland)

Mother’s ‘long wait’ for justice over daughter’s death ahead of second inquest

Joy Dove has fought for years for a fresh investigation into her daughter Jodey Whiting’s death.

The Independent UK

‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed

A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved ones

The Guardian - UK

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Guardian journalists win Paul Foot award for carer’s allowance coverage

Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday honoured for their coverage of ‘enraging and heartbreaking’ DWP scandal

The Guardian - UK

At least £357m in carer’s allowance paid out in error over past six years, charity finds

Exclusive: overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for hundreds of thousands of people

The Guardian - UK

Fraud and system errors lead to ‘staggering’ number of benefit overpayments

Agents were only able to reclaim a small proportion of the payments

The Independent UK

Deaths prompt MPs to call for better support for vulnerable benefit claimants

Commons committee recommends independent scrutiny of failures and legal duty to safeguard those at most risk

The Guardian - UK

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DWP should have legal duty to look after benefits claimants, MPs say after woman’s body lay undiscovered for three years

Action needed after deaths of vulnerable claimants following benefits being stopped, MPs say

The Independent UK

DWP should have legal duty to look after vulnerable benefits claimants, say MPs

Ministers should introduce the statutory duty to prevent people from dying as a result of mistakes in the welfare system, a Commons committee said.

The Independent UK

August 2025 bank holiday payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

All the essential cost of living information you need

The Independent UK

Labour Set to Spend £4M on Foreign Visas for Civil Servants

The Labour government is on course to spend more than £4 million on visas for foreign civil servants by the end of this parliamentary term, newly released

The Fashion Central

Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

Exclusive: Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal ‘truly shocking’ effects of planned cuts

The Guardian - UK

DWP benefits and pension payments dates for May 2025

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose last month

The Independent UK

Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week

Over five-year period Oksana Shahar – who cares for her son – was paid a small amount more than carer’s allowance earnings limits allow

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Labour seats set to suffer worst economic impact of welfare reforms – study

MPs have been urged to consider the wider impact of changes to eligibility requirements for the personal independence payment.

The National (Scotland)

More than 100 Labour MPs 'could lose seats' in Waspi backlash, data suggests

SOME 150 Labour MPs are "at risk of losing their seats" as their majorities are smaller than the number of Waspi women living in their…

The National (Scotland)

Labour vote to give themselves power to spy on people's bank accounts

LABOUR have voted to give ministers powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts in a move branded “Orwellian levels of mass…

The National (Scotland)

Labour MPs rebel over plan to raid bank accounts of benefit claimants

Keir Starmer faces a revolt from Labour MPs over plans to raid people's bank accounts and cancel driving licences as part of a crackdown on benefits…

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'Done everything right': Scottish Labour MPs hit out as man faces deportation

A SCOTTISH Labour MP has condemned visa rules introduced by the previous government as one of their constituents faces deportation despite doing…

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces Labour revolt over plan to raid bank accounts of benefit claimants

Welfare fraud bill would allow funds to be taken from bank accounts and driving licences to be cancelled

The Independent UK

Thousands of women are paid pension back payments up to £12,000 – find out who’s eligible

The DWP is currently checking through hundreds of thousands of cases to find those who are owed money

Evening Standard

More than £800m of state pension underpayments identified in correction drive

Married women on low state pensions and the over-80s are among those who have been underpaid.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog raises concern over DWP plan to deduct benefit overpayments

Committee says impact on poorest people of taking money directly from accounts has been understated

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on unpaid carers: the scandal of their allowances is far from over

Editorial: New rules for checking overpayments are a milestone. But deep concerns remain about the DWP’s approach

The Guardian - UK

DWP to overhaul carer’s allowance checks after overpayment scandal

Department previously investigated only 50% of earnings limit alerts, meaning many carers fell into debt

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