The disability benefit Attendance Allowance will stop being paid in 13 different council areas from this month. However, Social Security Scotland - which is the Scottish version of the DWP - is ...

DWP fraud investigators could be granted the authority to raid properties and seize items such as smartphones, with the property permanently confiscated. The proposed laws currently being debated ...

There are 80,000 PIP claimants in Scotland due to transfer to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) by Spring 2025. These people will not be due a review from the DWP, one will be conducted after the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced plans to "streamline ... which includes upwards of 125,000 residents in Scotland, are benefiting from this means-tested support ...

The DWP has clarified the rules around penalties that can be imposed on claimants as new anti-fraud laws are coming in. MPs have been scrutinising draft legislation that would allow administrative ...

The Government is considering significant changes to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) PIP system this year. The review reportedly focuses on 87 specific conditions, including chronic ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said it recognises the contribution ... Article continues below READ MORE: Unpaid carers in Scotland set to receive £587 in extra payments this ...

A "worrying" number of DWP benefits claimants are losing their disability benefits when they reach a certain age. Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which is designed to assist disabled people ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to be granted new powers that will enable their fraud investigators to forcibly enter benefit fraudsters' homes and confiscate electronic devices.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to repay benefits after errors the department itself had made. Under the current rules, the benefits ...

Scotland, and Northern Ireland through their own devolved arrangements. At a House of Lords committee meeting held to discuss benefit increases set for April, DWP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of ...

More than £50m was forked out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on staff costs in attempt to uphold decisions about personal independence payments (PIP), according to a freedom of ...