Back account checks could help to see if claimants have breached capital income rules or if they have been abroad for longer ...

It's estimated that around 760,000 people over the age of 66 are eligible for Pension Credit but aren't claiming this annual ...

The DWP has been running an ongoing awareness campaign across the country to encourage more pensioners to check their ...

The maximum number of Pension Credit questions to be answered online is 48, but claims can be completed in 35.

The Department for Work and Pensions says bank account checks could be coming for people on pension credit under legislation going through Parliament that provides new powers to crackdown on ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has indicated that individuals receiving Pension Credit could be subject to bank ...

A man in the UK who won £80,000 (€93,000) on the National Lottery wants to “go back on benefits” after spending his winnings in just weeks.

Claimants of this benefit have until next month to apply for Universal Credit - or risk missing out on payments.

Critics of new proposed powers for the DWP warned that it could disproportionately affect those claiming disability benefits ...

The Department for Work and Pensions says bank account checks could be coming for people on PENSION CREDIT too. Under new ...

One is the issue of capital fraud, where there is a relatively easy indicator." Pension Credit is designed to supplement income, offering up to £218.15 per week for single claimants and reaching £332.

SITTING in the loo in a Toby Carvery at the edge of the estate where she grew up, 16-year-old Eden Tonner stared transfixed ...