Tag: universal credit
DWP will cut off these 5 benefits for people who ignore letter on doorstep
The DWP is cutting off benefits for people who ignore a letter dropping onto their doorstep. …
DWP confirms if PIP is being axed or moving over to Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions is in the process of moving more than two million people on older benefits over to Universal Credit. …
DWP warns fraudsters targeting people claiming Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits
The government department is concerned that benefit claimants are being conned into filling out application forms, providing personal financial information, via scam emails and websites. …
DWP hands £812 payments to households on these benefits
The DWP is handing £812 payments to households on these benefits. …
Parents could be missing out on benefit worth at least £1,300 after threshold increased
The income threshold for Child Benefit was increased this year meaning more families may now be eligible to claim the vital support …
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 …
DWP support on offer now to help with bills this winter as Rachel Reeves prepares cuts
You could get some benefits this year to help ease the financial costs as prices rise from energy bills to food shops and more. …
DWP lists benefit claimants who will get ‘transitional element’ in Universal Credit move
The DWP has laid out how the ‘transitional element’ will be calculated for those moving to Universal Credit from the legacy benefit system …
DWP benefit recipients warned they may need to ‘take action before Christmas’
The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a warning to any people who receive a letter about their migration to Universal Credit in September …
