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DWP confirms number of cost-of-living payments made so far

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey promised there was more help to come for households

Wales Online

DWP £326 cost of living payment landing in bank accounts today - see if you're eligible

The £326 cost of living payment from the Department for Work and Pensions is landing in people's bank accounts starting today — find out if you will receive the money.

Glasgow Live

DWP State Pension payments could soon rise to over £200 a week

Work and Pensions Secretary Dr Therese Coffey has revealed that the Triple Lock rule for State Pension payments will be reintroduced, meaning that claimants could see big increases

Glasgow Live

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How dramatic phone call sparked chain of events that could finish off Boris Johnson

Moments after landing at Standsted Airport following an eight-day foreign jaunt, Boris Johnson received a phone call that set in motion the chain of events which could end his premiership

Daily Mirror

Johnson focuses on cost of living despite Pincher row

Boris Johnson said the Government was ‘firmly on the side of the British people’.

The Independent UK

'Government has failed miserably to protect some of the most vulnerable people'

We know that these deaths are happening: between July 2019 and March 2022 official data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says that they have investigated 123 deaths and 34 cases of serious harm through their so-called Internal Process Review

Daily Mirror

State pension set for big increase next year as DWP confirms triple lock return

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has confirmed the triple lock will soon be reinstated

Liverpool Echo

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Therese Coffey’s rough ride defending Boris Johnson for ‘groping’ MP appointment

Broadcasters were riled by the lack of detail as the Work and Pensions Secretary defended Boris Johnson over the appointment of Chris Pincher.

The Independent UK

DWP benefit cap may increase for first time in six years amid soaring inflation

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has confirmed that the UK Government may review the benefit cap this year which affects how much money claimants can receive

Glasgow Live

DWP issues update as £326 cost of living payment date confirmed

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued an update regarding the upcoming £650 cost of living payment, revealing when households can expect the first £326 instalment

Glasgow Live

DWP: Universal Credit major rule change announced that could impact payments

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the change would be "very soon"

Nottingham Post

DWP '12 hour' change could see Universal Credit claimants miss out on benefits

The current system in place states that anyone working nine hours or more doesn't need to attend regular Job Centre appointments - but the minimum requirement will soon rise to 12 hours.

Chronicle Live

5 DWP loopholes mean thousands could miss out on £650 cost of living payment

The first instalment is due next month

Nottingham Post

SNP say DWP is 'broken beyond repair' after millions receive wrong pension

UK Government IT failures which have led to millions receiving the wrong pension for decades are a sign the Department for Work and Pensions…

The National (Scotland)

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Glasgow Live

DWP confirms £650 cost of living payment date for 8 million households

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the date that 8 million households throughout the UK who claim certain benefits will receive the first part of the £650 cost of living payment

Daily Record

DWP confirms date 8m households will receive first part of £650 cost of living payment next month

Eligible households in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive a payment for £326 in July.

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit warning as staff given power to arrest claimants

Department for Work and Pensions staff may be given sweeping new powers to arrest claimants and issue fines — as well as have easier access to their bank details

Liverpool Echo

DWP staff can now arrest claimants in Universal Credit fraud crackdown

Two million claimants are set to have their cases dredged up and face fines

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Daily Record

DWP officers to be given power to make arrests and execute warrants in Universal Credit benefit fraud crackdown

The 'Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System' plan outlines how 2,000 trained specialists will review more than two million Universal Credit claims.

Daily Mirror

DWP staff get power to arrest Brits in hardline Universal Credit fraud crackdown

Tory DWP chief Therese Coffey will announce sweeping laws to mass-request bank account data and slap people with fines even if they're not convicted of a crime. But work on the law won't start for at least a year

Chronicle Live

DWP to hammer up to 900,000 people with benefit freeze as they move to Universal Credit

Up to 900,000 of the 2.6m ‘legacy’ households will be worse off long-term under UC, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted

Daily Mirror

'Third of government policies due to have negative impact on equalities'

The claims come in a report by the Compassion in Politics think tank which studied a series of Equality Impact Assessments on Whitehall policies over the past decade

Daily Mirror

More than 3,000 DWP Work Coaches in 'biggest ever jobs Army' lose their jobs

Some of the Jobcentre advisors will now have to claim Universal Credit themselves as union chiefs blasted confirmed cutbacks at the Department for Work and Pensions

Edinburgh Live

DWP Universal Credit and PIP claimants to get major increase next year

People claiming benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions could see a massive increase to their payments next year amid a worsening cost of living crisis.

Glasgow Live

DWP set to close offices in Scotland and UK putting 'thousands' of jobs at risk

The Department for Work and Pensions has revealed that it is set to shut offices across the UK, including ones in Scotland, which will leave thousands of jobs at risk

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