Manchester Evening News11d
DWP explains when it will seize smartphones and not return them under new laws
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 ...
Nottingham Post11d
DWP stripping PIP payments from 'worrying' number of people at certain age
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 ...
Manchester Evening News12d
DWP fraud investigators to raid properties and seize these electronics
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.
Daily Express6d
DWP fraud warning over £10,000 limit as 'you could face prosecution'
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 Mirror13d
DWP forces over 680,000 people to pay back benefits after mistakes it had made
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 ...
The Big Issue26d
DWP blew tens of millions in taxpayer cash on fighting disability benefit claims
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 ...
The Mirror12d
DWP fraud officials could seize smartphones and 'never return them'
DWP fraud investigators could raid properties and seize smartphones with the items never being returned under new laws going through Parliament. Officials will get new powers to seize items ...
Daily Express12d
DWP officials to get powers to raid property and seize these devices
New powers will allow DWP fraud investigators to raid benefit claimants' properties and seize electronic devices. MPs and other experts are scrutinising legislation going through Parliament ...
Birmingham Mail16d
DWP paying state pensioners who hit age 80 extra £101 a week
People born in certain years who receive the state pension can get an additional £5,280 annually from the DWP once they turn 80. This supplementary payment, known as the over 80 pension ...
Coventry Telegraph13d
DWP warns thousands missing out on extra £5,280 a year
Pensioners aged 80 and over could be in for a financial boost as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is offering an additional £5,280 per year to those who claim the State Pension.
The Independent13d
The DWP forced over 680,000 people to pay for its own mistakes. Now campaigners want the law changed
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...