Tag: dwp news
Rachel Reeves set to fast track DWP sickness benefits crackdown
The Labour Chancellor is now targeting the ballooning benefits bill by adopting Tory proposals to reform assessments of the ability of people to work …
DWP computer system ruled ‘unlawful’
The legal ruling raises serious questions about the government’s plans to increasingly rely on computer systems and AI …
DWP PIP claimants may be able to backdate other benefits and get thousands of pounds
A successful claim for Personal Independence Payment or its Scottish equivalent, Adult Disability Payment, can also provide a gateway to other benefits …
DWP lifts the lid on which bank accounts will be targeted for controversial fraud checks
The Department of Work and Pensions has set out details of which type of bank account activity involving someone receiving benefits that will be targeted. …
DWP investigation over Labour’s Jobcentre reform plans
The Commons Work and Pensions Committee will examine proposals to get people off benefits and into a job in a move designed to curb the rising benefits bill. …
DWP PIP warning over bank account fraud checks as claimants could be ‘unfairly penalised’
Investigators will also have powers to recover funds directly from a person’s bank account …
DWP announces up to £749.80 extra per period for disability benefit recipients
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that claimants of four specific benefits could be entitled to an extra £749 per payment period …
DWP update on £430 payments for Motability Scheme vehicles
There have been suggestions of expanding the scheme to people on certain benefits. …
DWP bank account checks could target people on these four benefits
New powers will allow the DWP to take cash directly from a person’s bank account if they owe money. …
DWP claims AI system called ‘Humphrey’ can streamline the benefits process
Humphrey is one of a number of AI systems that will be deployed across the government …
