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DWP announces major rule change for benefits claimants in April - but it won’t apply to everyone

It's taken years of campaigning but the rules are finally changing

Wales Online

DWP PIP assessment tips shared by benefits expert after helping Scottish claimant

A benefits specialist who was called a "hero" by financial guru Martin Lewis has shared tips for claimants to help get money they are due from the Department for Work and Pensions

Edinburgh Live

DWP to check 22,500 ESA claimants who may have been underpaid Housing Benefit

Thousands of claimants may be due Housing Benefit arrears from 2011-2019.

Daily Record

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Benefits specialist who helped Scot with outstanding PIP claim shares essential DWP assessment tips

Christopher from Ayrshire received £5,700 in back payments and full PIP award following help from Martin Lewis and Lee Healey from IncomeMAX.

Daily Record

Plans lodged for new green apartments in Paisley as developers seek to "reinvigorate" town centre

Kelvin Properties is planning to bulldoze a former DWP office in Lonend and build three blocks of new flats, almost a third of which will have standalone home-working space

Daily Record

DWP urges people to apply for benefit worth up to £609 per month

People deemed eligible for the enhanced rate of both components will receive £608.60 per month

Liverpool Echo

DWP 'six months to live' benefits rule will change on April 4 - but not for all

Ministers have finally announced the date for changing the Special Rules for Terminal Illness - but the April 4 change won't cover Personal Independence Payment despite 10 people a day dying while they wait for a decision

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DWP Universal Credit: Lanarkshire households hit by harsh deductions

Universal Credit claimants across Scotland have been hit by severe deductions on their benefits, with households in Rutherglen and Hamilton West hit particularly badly

Glasgow Live

New DWP universal credit rates come into effect in WEEKS - here's how much extra you'll get

The DWP's new benefits rates will come into effect in April, but inflation will wipe out the gains

Bristol Post

DWP PIP replacement coming to Scotland this month will involve no 'tests' in assessment

Starting later this month Scots with a disability or health condition will no longer receive Personal Independence Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions

Edinburgh Live

DWP legacy claimants to appeal decision to exclude them from Universal Credit £20 uplift

Lawyers applying for permission to appeal last month's decision that millions of sick and disabled should not get Covid backpay

Chronicle Live

New disability benefit set to replace PIP later this month involves no 'tests' during assessment

Applications for Adult Disability Payment opens to new claimants from March 21.

Daily Record

DWP responds to legacy benefits petition calling for £1,500 back pay for more than 2m claimants

More than 22,100 people have signed the online petition.

Daily Record

Pension claimants urged to get five top-up funds before £500 April income drop

The DWP said anyone on State Pension should claim the five top-ups which will increase payments by 3.1 per cent from April

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Daily Record

Scot helped by Martin Lewis receives £5,700 in DWP benefit back payments and full PIP award

Christopher from Ayrshire was living off £86 per month in Universal Credit while waiting on an outcome.

Edinburgh Live

DWP urges people to apply for benefit worth up to £609 per month

People who have a disability or long-term health condition that affects their day-to-day life may be eligible to receive up to £609 each month from the UK Government

Edinburgh Live

UK Government confirms DWP benefits to increase next month amid soaring cost of living

There are a lot of changes happening this month when it comes to money and now it has been announced by the government that the State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will increase.

Glasgow Live

DWP PIP claimants may be eligible for range of other benefits and discounts

People claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in Scotland are encouraged to check if they qualify for a range of other benefits such as discounts and extra money

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Chronicle Live

Universal Credit rise in April - New DWP payment amounts for single households, couples and families

We've taken a look at all the increases to the various elements of the Universal Credit scheme so you can work out your payment rate

Daily Record

People on PIP may be eligible for huge range of other benefits including discounts and extra money

An award for PIP or the new Adult Disability Payment could lead to benefit top-ups, travel discounts and Council Tax reductions.

Liverpool Echo

DWP claimants urged to apply for five pension top up funds before £500 April income drop

There are five possible income top ups available for those who claim the State Pension

Daily Record

New Universal Credit, PIP, ESA and other DWP benefit payment rates from next month

Benefits delivered by DWP along with State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% in April.

Glasgow Live

DWP 'poverty tax' costs Glasgow households hundreds of thousands of pounds each month

A Glasgow MP has slammed the UK Government after it was revealed that millions of Scots' benefits payments are being clawed back by the Department for Work and Pensions

Daily Mirror

Waspi woman says DWP's retirement age U-turn 'robbed' thousands from her state pension

Former office clerk Sally Hyde says three years before her 60th birthday she received an 'unwarranted' letter from the Department for Work and Pensions stating that her retirement age had gone up six years to 65. A year later, this rose again to 66

Daily Record

DWP tells benefits claimants not to be concerned if a 'human-like' voice speaks to them when they call

The new service has been introduced to deal with changing customer needs.

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