DWP issues Universal Credit update on sanctions Scots can face
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued new guidance on Universal Credit sanctions which apply in Scotland, ...
DWP doubles number of home visits in Universal Credit warning
Neil Couling, the senior responsible owner for Universal Credit, informed a Parliamentary committee that DWP has doubled its ...
DWP state pension triple lock update forecast as means testing 'unlikely'
One suggestion for keeping the state pension affordable is to means-test some aspects of the policy. Conservative Party ...
DWP alert over PIP assessments as new rules apply 'in all cases'
The DWP also conducts audits on FAS suppliers to ensure claimants receive the correct type of assessment for their needs. FAS ...
DWP three month warning to people on certain benefits
You normally have three months to get in your application from the date of the letter, after which your payments stop. But ...
DWP loses battle over £4,600 payments which now don't have to be paid back
Andrea Tucker has overturned the demand for £4,600 in Carer’s Allowance overpayments for alleged breaches in benefit rules.
DWP update on changes to PIP assessments as new process applies 'to all cases'
The DWP also audits FAS suppliers to make sure claimants are getting the right type of assessment for their needs. The FAS providers are also set to deliver more face-to-face assessments with the DWP ...
New DWP Universal Credit sanctions rules and claimants could lose '100 per cent' of allowance
DWP could cut 100 per cent of the Universal Credit standard allowance rate for each day the sanction is in place.
People on PIP may be able to boost payments by up to £622 each month
Both payments are designed to help people with a disability, long-term illness or physical or mental health condition with extra daily living or mobility costs. A successful claim for PIP or ADP is ...
DWP releases Universal Credit new 'sanctions' rules where benefit will be slashed
Department for Work and Pensions could cut 100% of the UC standard allowance rate for each day the sanction is in place ...
DWP reveals how it is using AI to make benefit decisions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed how it is using AI to inform decisions on whether to approve or deny certain benefit applications. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...
DWP disability and sickness benefit claimants stuck on NHS waiting lists
Commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, the research shows how crucial tackling the record backlog in the ...