Tag: benefits
UK households handed £503 payment this winter due to little-known benefit
UK households can claim a benefit worth as much as £503 this winter that is not very well known. …
DWP plans to monitor bank accounts – privacy campaigners warn of ‘snooper’s charter’
Ministers have been urged not to resurrect Conservative plans to tackle welfare fraud by launching mass algorithmic surveillance – perhaps using Artificial Intelligence – of bank accounts. …
New DWP fraud powers to monitor bank accounts for excessive savings
The DWP is set to get new powers to check bank accounts for signs of benefits being overpaid – here are the current limits for savings and other capital while claiming benefits …
Big DWP and money changes coming in October including bank accounts, energy and mobiles
The Department for Work and Pensions is making a string of changes next month, including when you’ll be able to apply for the Winter Fuel Payment …
Banks will report you to DWP after new law change for people on benefits
Banks will report your account to DWP after a new law change on benefits comes into place. …
Labour greenlight Tory DWP surveillance powers with bank account monitoring planned
The DWP will get new powers to crack down on benefit fraud, including the highly controversial policy of bank account monitoring …
DWP accused of ‘complete failure’ after hundreds able to keep £20,000 benefit overpayments
In total more than £329 million is being written off, including millions of pounds that is known to be the result of fraud. …
DWP: People claiming PIP may be able to get £750 ‘one-off’ top up payment
690,000 people are eligible for the new Government scheme. …
State pensioners urged to claim £780 after Winter Fuel Payments axed
Hundreds of pounds worth of support is available to certain pensioners over the winter months. …
Upcoming DWP session could reveal significant changes to disability benefits in the UK
Minister for Social Security and Disabilities, Sir Stephen Timms MP, will be questioned by the opposition benches in the House of Commons next month …
