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Grieving East Kilbride gran left suicidal after £19k Universal Credit debt demand bungle

Christina Goss, 62, was issued a debt of almost £20,000 by the Department of Work and Pensions after she was told she was not entitled to claim benefits despite her long-term sickness linked to severe memory loss and depression.

Glasgow Live

Grieving gran left suicidal after wrongly told she must repay £19k Universal Credit debt

Christina Goss, 62, from East Kilbride in Scotland, described the "nightmare" ordeal as "pure hell" after being told she had to repay £19,900 to the Government saying the demand left her suicidal

Daily Mirror

Grieving Lanarkshire gran left suicidal after £20k Universal Credit debt demand bungle

That's after she was wrongly told she had to repay £19,900 to the government during 'nightmare' ordeal

Daily Record

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DWP Universal Credit warning as people report being 'approached'

Advice has been issued amid a series of new benefit scams

Liverpool Echo

DWP leaves grieving Scots gran suicidal after £19k Universal Credit debt demand bungle

Christina Goss, from East Kilbride, was wrongly told she had to repay £19,900 to the government agency in September last year during a "nightmare" ordeal.

Daily Record

New and existing Universal Credit claimants may be able to apply for DWP loan of up to £800

If you do not have enough to live on, you could be eligible for extra financial support from the DWP.

Daily Record

DWP order Universal Credit claimants to travel three hours for work or lose benefits

SNP Work and Pensions spokesman David Linden has slammed a Universal Credit rule that forces people to consider commuting to jobs in other cities or face losing their benefits.

Daily Record

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DWP says there are seven rules anyone on Universal Credit must follow to keep their money

People who fail to follow the rules risk losing everything

Manchester Evening News

Thousands of DWP PIP claimants owed money after decisions overturned

Thousands of PIP claimants who were wrongly denied the benefit have been winning their appeals and receiving the money that they were entitled to when they applied

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants issued urgent advice to avoid losing benefits

People claiming Universal Credit through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been told they must follow seven rules so that they do not lose their money

Glasgow Live

DWP could give some people with joint pain free £60 payment every week

Elderly people past the state pension age could be entitled to Attendance Allowance to help them continue to live at home despite health problems

Daily Mirror

DWP could reduce your next Universal Credit payment for any of these 11 reasons

There is a quick way to find out online how much your next benefit payment from DWP will be.

Daily Record

People on Universal Credit could be eligible for an extra £152 each week on top of benefit

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you could be eligible for extra financial support.

Daily Record

DWP Universal Credit alert with rules every claimant must follow to keep payments

Claimants are urged to follow strict guidelines to prevent becoming a victim of hackers and scammers

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Daily Record

State Pension payments after a spouse or partner dies - inheritance rules and who can claim

A State Pension claim from the DWP does not just end when a loved one dies.

Liverpool Echo

Thousands of PIP claimants owed money after DWP overturns decisions

New figures show staggering number of PIP decisions overturned

Edinburgh Live

Thousands of people 'wrongly' rejected for disability benefits by DWP

Many people may have been wrongly denied Personal Independence Payment by the Department for Work and Pensions - after it was revealed almost 80,000 rejections were overturned.

Daily Record

Women underpaid State Pension risk losing benefits when they finally receive DWP back payment

The DWP estimates it has underpaid 134,000 older people across the UK.

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Glasgow Live

DWP benefit could see pensioners given weekly boost up to £177

People who are over the State Pension age may be eligible for financial assistance from the Department for Work and Pensions if they currently receive less than £177 per week

Wales Online

Millions of benefits claimants to miss out on £1,500 in backpay after high court ruling

It follows a months-long fight from a handful of people claiming older benefits which could have affected more than two million people

Daily Record

DWP to launch new AI job match-making service at 20 locations across Scotland and England next month

The new technology trial will be deployed to target areas with the highest ratio of vacancies to unemployed.

Bristol Post

DWP changes to Universal Credit rules set to impact jobseekers

The time limit to find employment is set to be altered

Daily Mirror

Thousands of people 'wrongly' denied PIP disability payments after surge in DWP appeals

The government is finding a record number of disability benefits claimants have been wrongly rejected by its own assessments as the cost of correcting these errors soars, new figures show

Glasgow Live

DWP updates Universal Credit rules for those too sick to work

Following the introduction of tough new rules for those receiving Universal Credit, the Department for Work and Pensions has updated its guidance for claimants who say they are too ill to work

The Independent UK

DWP admits it has wrongly refused disabled people benefits at record rate as cost to taxpayers soars

Exclusive: Warnings that ‘flaws in the system’ have led to almost 80,000 Personal Independence Payment decisions being overturned at initial review

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