The Department for Work and Pensions will roll out bank account checks on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and ESA after a ...

The respected think tank claims one in four full-time workers would be better off “swapping wages for benefits ”. It expects 1,000 disability claims to be made every working day in the 10 years since ...

Labour is struggling to get people off benefits and back into work after the number of welfare claimants securing employment ...

A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said the Universal Credit system was being reviewed, including how claimants can be supported before their first payment ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new campaign to tackle Universal Credit fraud will begin at the ...

The government is scrutinising overpayments of Pension Credit as part of a wider benefits crackdown intended to save £14.6bn ...

Peter Schofield tells MPs that new bank account checks and fraud measures aim to cut wrongful payments by 2028/2029 ...

The Government has said there will be a “rebalancing” of UC from April, reducing the gap between what people get for being ...

Bid to address continent’s ageing crisis barely makes inroads as just 10,000 workers enrol Rob White is a Senior Money Writer specialising in pensions, tax and savings. He writes in-depth analyses of ...

While some groups qualify for free NHS prescriptions, thousands of people continue to pay for their medication in England. The current prescription charge stands at £9.90 per item, although certain ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to fully replace two benefits this year, replacing them entirely with Universal Credit. The government department has been dispatching letters to ...