Coventry Telegraph5d
DWP confirms new Universal Credit rates and bands ahead of huge £5bn cuts
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled new Universal Credit payment rates and bands amidst sweeping £5 billion cuts. Last week, Liz Kendall revealed the cuts, prompting the DWP ...
Manchester Evening News5d
DWP explains 40pc rule on how much it can directly take from your bank account
DWP ministers have outlined how much money they can directly take from a person's bank account under new powers. New laws going through Parliament aimed at curbing fraud and wrongful payments will ...
Daily Express3d
DWP unveils tougher bank account checks for people on three benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released an update detailing how and why claimants of three specific benefits will be the first to be targeted in its new bank account checks.
Bristol Post3d
DWP issues bank account update for people claiming these three benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released an update detailing how and why claimants of three specific benefits will be the first to undergo its new bank account checks. A new ...
Manchester Evening News4d
DWP confirms start date for Eligibility Verification and ‘monitoring’ bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud
A series of new factsheets published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has established that the proposed measures will be implemented from 2026. As part of ‘the biggest fraud crackdo ...
Evening Chronicle4d
New DWP rule allows government to deduct 40 per cent from bank account
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that claimants will be forewarned before deductions of up to 40% could be taken from their bank accounts. DWP Minister Andrew Western has ...
Crime5d
DWP confirms it will begin fraud crackdown measures - including bank account checks
The “biggest fraud crackdown in a generation” was announced by the UK Government earlier this year. The new Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill is ...
Coventry Telegraph5d
DWP warning for anyone on PIP with these three mental health conditions
The warning comes as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) looks to make cuts to benefits payments. Associate Professor Richard Machin from Nottingham Trent University cautions that the ...
The Mirror5d
DWP explains how much it can take from your bank account in new fraud powers
DWP ministers have explained how much the organisation can seize when directly taking funds from people's bank accounts under new powers. New legislation to tackle fraud and wrongful payments will ...
Plymouth Herald4d
DWP urges millions to 'check your payslip' ahead of important date
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging millions of hourly-paid workers to "check your payslip" ahead of an important date. From Tuesday, April 1, the National Minimum Wage will see ...
The Mirror3d
DWP Universal Credit claimants need to act if they experience these life changes - see full list
Universal Credit claimants have to follow strict Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rules if they would like to keep their benefit payments. One of the rules you need to follow is that you ...