YOU WONT BELIEVE: 19 - You Need To See This

Vocal critic of carer’s allowance scandal to oversee the benefit as minister

Stephen Timms has spoken out against the problems that have plunged thousands of people into debt

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

Former PM Blair pushes AI adoption to save UK public sector billions

AI could help tackle DWP backlog and improve efficiency across even more government agencies.

TechRadar · Jul 9, 2024

I’ve been denied carer’s allowance for eight months after I owned up to a job

I have been left in limbo after I told the Department for Work and Pensions that holiday pay from a former job had pushed me over the earnings limit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

Lib Dems to promise £1.5bn reform of carer’s allowance including debt amnesty

Proposals also include a £20-a-week boost to payments and an increased limit on earnings from part-time work

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024

Dithering DWP owes me £1,300 in carer’s allowance

I’m forced to survive on a credit card, racking up debts I can’t repay

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Half of universal credit claimants ‘lose money through automatic DWP deductions’

Thinktank says £1 lost in every £13 basic payment to repay debts to private landlords and utility firms and correct tax office errors

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Deaf man awarded £50,000 damages after mistreatment by jobcentre officials

Tribunal rules Paul Rimmer was subject to ‘character assassination’ and was not given specialist help

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

‘It feels like contempt’: DWP tells 85-year-old dementia patient to repay £13k

Cypriot-born Sia Kasparis, who speaks limited English, was not told about disability premium overpayment for several years

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

‘No one would accept blame’: Carers highlight DWP failures over debt crisis

Carers asked to repay sums as high as £20k say officials did not share eligibility information between departments

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

I did ‘fit for work’ tests for the DWP. Here’s what I found

Letters: Dr Giles Youngs says it was hard to assess claimants’ fitness for work, especially when it came to their mental health. Plus a letter from Ian Henderson

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024