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AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’

Exclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025

DWP program that automatically approves landlord benefit deduction requests ruled unlawful

Tenant challenged procedure after £500 docked from universal credit payment at landlord’s request, with whom he was in dispute over repairs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

The biggest benefit changes Labour could make in 2025

There are several ways Labour could try to cut £3bn from the national welfare bill

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

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Waspi chair challenges Scottish Labour MPs ahead of compensation vote in Commons

THE chair of the Waspi campaign has called on Scottish Labour MPs to “be brave and vote with your conscience” as the SNP prepare to force a vote…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 23, 2025

Driving bans for benefits cheats would be for ‘extreme’ cases – minister

The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, which would put the measures into law, is due to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Benefit fraud could lead to driving ban under latest DWP plans

BENEFIT fraud could potentially lead to being banned from driving under new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 22, 2025

Benefits cheats could be banned from driving under latest DWP crackdown

Fraudsters could be banned from driving if they refuse to pay back debts of over £1,000 under the new laws

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

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DWP crackdown could see people banned from driving if welfare debts go unpaid

New fraud, error and debt bill will also allow money to be recovered direct from bank accounts of people fraudulently claiming benefits

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025

Benefits cheats to lose driving licences in welfare crackdown

Welfare secretary Liz Kendall says government ‘turning off the tap to criminals who cheat the system’

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Driving bans and bank account snooping powers planned for benefit fraudsters

The DWP will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts under the drive to tackle benefit fraud.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

‘Urgent’ disability benefit reform backed by Lords after Starmer warns of ‘ruthless’ cuts

Changes to the work capability assessment are at the heart of Labour plans

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025

Overhaul ‘unsustainable’ incapacity benefits system, Lords committee urges

Peers call on Labour to carry out ‘fundamental review’ amid rising concerns over retention of Tory plans for £3bn in cuts

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

Pensioners forced to wait for winter fuel payments until the spring as decision delays grow

Newly revealed figures show that at the start of December, pensioners faced an average wait of 106 days for their winter fuel payments

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025

Los Angeles Water Chief Receives Police Security Amid Threats

CEO of LADWP, Janisse Quinones, receives police security due to threats amid wildfires in Southern California.

Incapacity benefit cuts consultation was ‘misleading’ and unlawful, judge rules

Labour’s plan to push through ‘fit for work’ test reforms to save £3bn set back after activist’s high court challenge

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025

Ian Murray did not give 'accurate info' to Scottish press, John Swinney suggests

FIRST Minister John Swinney has suggested that Scottish Secretary Ian Murray did not give “accurate information” to the press during a visit to…

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

February 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions amid DWP changes

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The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025

DWP consultation on disability benefits reform was unlawful, court finds

A consultation over plans to reform a key disability benefits test was unlawful, the High Court has ruled ...

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The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Consultation over disability benefits reform was unlawful, High Court rules

Ellen Clifford brought legal action against the Government, arguing that the process did not provide people with sufficient information.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2025

Ian Murray says public 'don't like Labour's honesty' amid poor polling

IAN Murray has accused the Scottish Government of announcing it will scrap the two-child cap “without a policy”.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Pensioners urged to check compensation claim over DWP bungle affecting thousands after WASPI complaints

In a damning statement, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsmansaid the department was “failing to learn from its mistakes”

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

DWP benefit claimants forced to wait more than three months for reviews as backlog bites

The department says it is working to address a ‘backlog’ of cases by March but has no mandatory deadline to reduce average wait times

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2025

Anas Sarwar refuses to say if he'll quit as leader if Scottish Labour lose election

ANAS Sarwar has refused to say if he would resign if Scottish Labour were to lose the next election...

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

DWP paid half a billion pounds to dead pensioners, figures reveal

A welfare loophole means the DWP is unlikely to ever recover the money

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Government savings from winter fuel payment changes falling fast, analysis claims

The government said the controversial change would raise £1.4bn

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