The Department for Work and Pensions has revised the list of those eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment. This follows the announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves that the UK Government is reversing its decision to make annual Winter Fuel Payments means-tested. An online petition set up by Age UK has attracted more than 213,000… Read More »
The Department for Work and Pensions has updated the list of people eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment, following the announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves that the UK Government has reversed its decision to make annual Winter Fuel Payments means-tested. Since then, more than 213,000 people have signed an online petition set… Read More »
Labour has promised to “kick-start economic growth” after 14 years of Conservative rule and aims to address the growing problem of economic inactivity. So how will this affect the benefits system? The party’s manifesto sets out broad strategies to boost employment rates, without going into any detail. There is no clarity on intended changes to… Read More »
The number of children affected by the two-child benefit limit will increase by a third over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. This legislation limits Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit primarily to the first two children in most households. The cap currently affects two million children, with more being… Read More »
Various financial changes will occur in June that may affect your personal budget. Some of the changes, which come amid the just-announced general election, include new cost-of-living payments for some people living in certain areas. Meanwhile, some Universal Credit applicants may see their payments increase depending on when their final assessment period occurs. The Bank… Read More »
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced a massive 2,500-strong team to check Universal Credit claims, including potentially extracting information from bank accounts to see if fraud is taking place. The DWP said it had saved £1.3bn from fraud and errors with the crackdown over the last 12 months. Bug-fixing and fraud operations over… Read More »
Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of reforms targeting individuals with PIP, Universal Credit, inheritance benefits or long-term ill health in a bid to rein in rising costs and tackle problems such as inactivity, long-term illness and benefit fraud. In his speech on 19 April, the Prime Minister called overhauling the welfare system a “moral… Read More »
Anyone who receives a Switching Notice from the DWP should take action to switch to Universal Credit so you can continue your benefit payments -Credit:Getty Images Half a million benefit claimants will soon be warned that their payments will end towards the end of this year. The Department for Work and Pensions has announced plans… Read More »
DWP payment dates and key money information for February 2024 (PA Archive) Inflation rates rose to 4.0 percent last month; This shocked economists, who had predicted a decline but were still far from the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target. With a freezing cold start to 2024, bills, food prices and rents remain high.… Read More »