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The right wants money for defence. It should start with MoD wastefulness – or even the pensioner triple lock

There is nothing left to be squeezed from disabled people or families, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

1.7 Million State Pensioners Affected By HMRC Error: 'We Apologise And Are Working To Fix It'

A HMRC calculation error led to overpaid taxes for 1.7 million pensioners. How to claim your refund and avoid future issues with your state pension tax.

International Business Times UK

Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments

‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says

The Guardian - UK

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Revealed: DWP still allowing unpaid carers to run up debts despite being told about overpayments

Chris Farrell, 65, was given benefit for six months despite his repeated requests for payments to stop

The Guardian - UK

Let young Britons access state pension early and retire later, think tank urges

Those under 40 could withdraw a £12,500 lump sum under the proposals

The Independent UK

DWP trials PIP changes affecting thousands of claimants

A DWP whistleblower brought the plans to light

The Independent UK

Starmer hires ex-M&S chief to tackle youth unemployment crisis

Marc Bolland has been tasked with convening business leaders to help address the number of young people not in education, employment or training after a bombshell report revealed the problem costs £125billion a year

The Independent UK

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Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, leading charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write

The Independent UK

Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young people

The Guardian - UK

Sick notes ‘scrapped’ under plans to reduce benefit claimants

‘Fit notes are too often a dead end,’ the work and pensions secretary said

The Independent UK

DWP pursued woman’s employer for nonexistent ‘benefit debt’

Exclusive: Employer of woman who cares for disabled mother was asked to deduct ‘debt’ from salary despite court ruling she had nothing to pay

The Guardian - UK

CCTV exposes benefit cheat working out at gym after telling DWP she ‘can’t walk’

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The Independent UK

Benefit cheat who claimed she could not walk caught doing zumba and spin classes at gym

A benefit cheat who claimed she could not walk was caught on CCTV working out at the gym.

The Independent UK

‘Housebound’ benefit cheat caught running 10k races and doing Zumba classes

Helen Green received more than £25,000 in PIP after claiming she could not walk for longer than five minutes

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Woman who claimed she could not walk jailed for benefit fraud after 10k race

Helen Green, 49, told the DWP she needed crutches and was housebound but was caught on CCTV taking part in exercise classes and running 10k races.

The Independent UK

DWP enforce new change that will exclude people aged 24 and under

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The Independent UK

DWP criticised for PIP changes excluding young people under 25

Disability charities have said the plans penalise young people ‘because of their age’

The Independent UK

‘Unhelpful and ill-informed’: Charities slam Tony Blair think tank report on disability benefits

The former PM’s firm put forward an ‘emergency handbrake’ plan for welfare spending

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The Independent UK

DWP announces Pip changes affecting all 4m claimants

Exclusive: The reforms will remove ‘unnecessary pressure’ from claimants, Labour minister says

The Guardian - UK

‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training

International Business Times UK

Over 700k Pensioners Missing Out on £4,300 Annual Top-Up and Three Months of Backdated Pay

UK pensioners may be missing out on Pension Credit, which offers up to £4,300 in additional support. Eligible pensioners can claim backdated payments, helping to ease financial pressure amid rising living costs.

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to pensioners as 900,000 missing out on support

The finance guru hit out at Labour’s ‘shenanigans’ over the winter fuel payment

The Independent UK

Austerity-era benefit cuts plunged nearly a quarter of British children into poverty, study finds

DWP secretary says that ‘too many children and families’ suffered under Conservative-era policies

The Independent UK

DWP reveals exactly who will get winter fuel payment this year after U-turn

Some pensioners will need to pay back their payment through the tax system

International Business Times UK

Are You Eligible for Winter Fuel Repayments? The DWP Says Some Pensioners Aren't — Here's Who Will Be Affected

New rules mean some pensioners will miss Winter Fuel Payments, with stricter eligibility and income limits affecting who receives support.

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