A DWP benefit claimed by hundreds of thousands of people is set to be phased out by 2025. Households still on tax credits are ...

A huge surge in claims means tens of thousands of pensioners are unlikely to receive their winter fuel payments before the ...

Between April and December 1 2024, 91,000 pension credit claims were awarded while 92,000 were not, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The figures were obtained ...

The government is being criticised by some MPs from our region for deciding not to offer compensation to women affected by ...

"It's called the Carer Addition. If you have a disability, there's the Severe Disability Addition that you may be entitled to ...

A new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme will see two major benefits joined together, affecting millions of ...

Mr Streeting replied: “Because of the choices that the Chancellor has made, particularly on protecting the state pension through the triple lock – even taking into account the decisions she’s taken on ...

Labour MP and Mother of the House Diane Abbott also hit out at the decision to deny Waspi women a payout saying they had ...

Tens of thousands of elderly people could face a choice between heating and eating this Christmas after changes to the rules ...

The Government will not reverse its decision reduce the eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments, it has said. Pensions minister Emma Reynolds blamed the Government’s £22 billion black hole for having to ...

By alienating the demographic most likely to turn out to vote, Keir Starmer will now struggle to shake off accusations that his government is happy to say one thing and do another, says John Rentoul ...

UK households who receive Pension Credit are getting £0 TV Licences as part of their benefit from the Department for Work and ...