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Liz Kendall refuses to retract claim too many on benefits are ‘taking the mickey’

In an interview with Anushka Asthana, Department for Work and Pensions secretary Liz Kendall refused to retract a comment she made in February claiming too many people on benefits in the UK were ‘taking the mickey.’

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DWP Faces Major Budget Cuts as Government Targets Benefits and Welfare Fraud Crackdown

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), responsible for Universal Credit and PIP, is set to face significant budget cuts.

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64% jump in pension credit applications being awarded

One commentator said the figures show many older people were concerned about not having enough money to get through the winter.

Evening Standard

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Waspi campaigners warn of legal action over DWP ‘gaslighting’

The group has launched a £75,000 Crowdjustice campaign to fund legal action

The Independent UK

Criticism over letters asking bereaved relatives to return pension overpayments

Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the Department for Work and Pensions do not make clear that repaying the money is voluntary.

Evening Standard

Benefit fraud could lead to driving ban under latest DWP plans

BENEFIT fraud could potentially lead to being banned from driving under new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans...

The National (Scotland)

High Court rules disability benefit reforms plan as unlawful – but Labour remains committed to cuts

Labour said it will ‘re-consult’ on the Conservative plans, but the government is looking to find the same savings

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The New Year Honours list 2025 in full: Every person celebrated this year

From OBEs to Knight Commander

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Minister apologises for letters wrongly saying benefits being axed

Error caused by flaws in system of eVisas meant people entitled to benefits were told support would be stopping

The Guardian - UK

One in three people ‘feel financially worse off than a year ago’

The proportion of people reporting being financially worse off than a year ago has eased, but many are still cutting back, according to the PLSA.

The Independent UK

‘Real risk of new generation of pension inequality if action not taken’

It is vital that government, employers and the pensions industry work together, experts said.

The Independent UK

Millions to receive new DWP cost of living payment from tomorrow

The new £150 DWP cost of living payment will be sent to millions of eligible homes from tomorrow

The National (Scotland)

King's Birthday Honours 2023: Full list of North East people applauded for their work

Here is a list of everyone from our region who has been honoured for their services to the community, from areas including Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland

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DWP: Older people living by themselves could be owed £3,500 in annual State Pension top-up

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures indicate 12.6 million people are now receiving State Pension payments

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The Independent UK

£670m of state pension underpayments recorded in financial year ending 2023

The proportion of claims that were underpaid remained at six in 100 claims, according to Department for Work and Pensions figures.

Nottingham Post

DWP issues urgent benefits payment warning for Bank Holiday weekend

Department for Work and Pensions took to social media ahead of the long weekend for the coronation of King Charles III

Nottingham Post

DWP confirms state pension age review will determine if current retirement rules ‘remain appropriate’

“We certainly take into account issues such as pensioner poverty"

Daily Mirror

DWP to give Jobcentre staff £250 in vouchers for getting people back into work

The pilot from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also see Universal Credit claimants asked to visit a Jobcentre every weekday for a fortnight once they have been on the benefit for 13 weeks

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Nottingham Post

DWP could bring forward date that UK state pension age rises to 68

A phased increase in state pension age from 66 to 67 by 2028, and eventually 68

Nottingham Post

Thousands who miss out on DWP Cost of Living Payment 'will end up poorer than those who get it'

A think tank has slammed the payment as a 'crude patch' for dealing with long-running problems with the benefits system

Daily Mirror

Brits on PIP payments could lose benefits if they stay on holiday for too long

Benefits claimants must meet certain criteria when it comes to holidays, or else they risk losing out on Personal Independence Payments, the Department for Work and Pensions has warned

Daily Record

Epileptic Brucehill man who was deemed fit to work by DWP hasn't been reassessed weeks after exposing them

Ryan Connelly says the Department for Work and Pensions has assessed him as having limited capability to work despite him having daily seizures.

The Guardian - UK

I want to work, but employers can’t cope with my disability

Letters: If Jeremy Hunt wants the ‘economically inactive’ back in the workplace, they must be offered proper support, say readers in response to an article by Frances Ryan

Evening Standard

Who is on strike on Thursday and why are they striking?

Industrial action continues to plague much of the UK but who is striking and why are there so many walkouts?

Daily Mirror

DWP sparks fury with plans to shut down 20 Jobcentres in UK throwing dozens on dole

The Department for Work and Pensions has sparked fury from GMB members with the news that it plans to close 20 job centres and put more than 50 jobs at risk from the scheme

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