The amount of money stolen by DWP staff is far less than the amount lost due to benefits fraud among claimants. The Government wrote off £5.8m lost due to customer fraud in 2024-2025, which it said it ...

For example, people may think they cannot claim because they work, but this isn't always the case. According to Department ...

Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say the Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque experimentation ...

A Universal Credit claimant has told how they have been left 'terrified' they will lose their benefits over their spending.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is carrying out “aggressive and rapid” debt collection practices which are more ...

Some legacy benefits are ending and claimants will need to act if they want to move their entitlement to Universal Credit ...

The repayment scheme follows two rulings by the High Court between 2018 and 2019, which found the government failed to ensure ...

Those claiming these benefits who are impacted by the migration will be issued a migration notice letter from the DWP. It's ...

People on these benefits will be moved to Universal Credit amid the welfare reforms, but they’ll need to act as this won’t be ...

A charity set up by consumer champion Martin Lewis says the approach to collecting benefits overpayments should be urgently reformed. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute said some people are ...

HOUSEHOLDS should be aware of a big change to means-tested benefits which is due to come into force in days. Payments ...

The MP also requested details about which languages the department had commissioned translations for. DWP minister Andrew ...