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MONEY TROUBLES: 'State pension delays mean I won't get a penny for at least 3 months'

Pete Van der Geyten applied for his state pension in October 2021, three months before he was due to retire, as per the DWP's protocols. But now, he's been told his payments may not arrive until Easter. Mirror Money's Emma Munbodh investigates

Daily Mirror

DWP issues new update for people collecting benefit payments and State Pension at Post Office

Letters are being sent out confirming changes coming this summer for benefits and State Pension payments.

Daily Record

DWP rule change amounts to a cruel dual punishment of jobseekers

Letter: Requiring people to take jobs beneath their abilities, including temporary and zero-hours jobs, intensifies the precarity trap, explains Dr Guy Standing

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Millions of DWP benefit claimants could get their water bills cut

This could see your household outgoings reduced substantially

Liverpool Echo

DWP benefits that will stop when you reach State Pension age

There are also other benefits you can carry over when you reach 66

Liverpool Echo

DWP benefits those on State Pensions can no longer claim as payment increases

Those on State Pensions, basic or the new, are entitled to a range of DWP benefits once they hit the eligible age, however many benefits and payments will stop.

Edinburgh Live

Millions on DWP benefits with these medical conditions can get water bills cut

Are you taking advantage of the Government's WaterSure scheme?

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DWP ministers conceal report on whether benefit sanctions actually work

Ministers have blocked the public from seeing a report on whether sanctions are 'effective' - within days of launching a new crackdown that will stop more people's benefits

Daily Mirror

Your next Universal Credit payment could be lower than the last one - how to check online

There are 11 reasons why DWP could deduct money from your next Universal Credit payment.

Daily Record

‘I can’t just take any job’: Universal credit claimants express anger at DWP ‘get any job now’ policy

‘It shows that policymakers do not have a grasp on the realities of finding work,’ says one jobseeker

The Independent UK

DWP benefits older people can no longer claim when they reach State Pension age

There are two benefits you may be eligible to claim now that could carry over when you reach 66.

Daily Record

State Pension warning from Martin Lewis as Brits are told to repay the DWP hundreds

The Department for Work and Pensions has clarified the position

Nottingham Post

DWP announces update affecting millions of Universal Credit claimants

The change came into force this week

Liverpool Echo

Attendance Allowance myths which stop older people claiming up to £358 from DWP each month

Research by Age UK has found that one in five women over State Pension age are living in poverty.

Daily Record

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Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis issues State Pension warning as Brits are told to repay the DWP hundreds

The Money Saving Expert says the DWP has been sending letters out demanding hundreds

Liverpool Echo

Martin Lewis' State Pension warning as family told to pay back money

The finance guru explained what people should do if they are asked to return overpayments

The Guardian - UK

Report on effectiveness of benefit sanctions blocked by DWP

Department for Work and Pensions refused FoI request for its internal research commissioned in 2019

Daily Record

DWP confirms Universal Credit support scheme for new and legacy benefit claimants will continue until next year

The Citizens Advice network will deliver ‘Help to Claim’ until March 2023.

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Chronicle Live

DWP announces changes to the way PIP claims will be assessed

Both face-to-face and phone interviews can now be taped, but video recordings are still not permitted in assessments

Chronicle Live

DWP crackdown gives jobseekers claiming Universal Credit just four weeks to find ideal job

Unemployed will face sanctions if they don't widen their work search after 28 days under new Government target launched today

Manchester Evening News

The changes that Personal Independence Payments claimants need to know about

Telephone and face-to-face assessments can now be audio recorded by the DWP.

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis shares state pension warning after family members told to pay back money

When someone dies, their death must be reported within five days in England and Wales, or within eight days in Scotland via the DWP. Once registered, the person's payments should stop - but sometimes they don't

Edinburgh Live

Mum's bedroom tax nightmare as couple told to pay £1,600 after kids move out

The concerned couple were slapped with the hefty bill by DWP after their teenage sons left the family home with officials now apologising for how their case was handled.

Wales Online

PIP assessments rules have been changed by DWP

The way people are assessed for the vital benefit has been updated

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit could be scrapped with everyone given £163 a week instead

The Commission on Social Security has outlined plans to replace DWP Universal Credit with a Guaranteed Decent Income

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