Nearly four million households are expected to see an annual income boost of £725 under reforms to the welfare system ...

Alongside provision to bolster local support services, two new payments will be introduced under the fund: the crisis payment ...

The DWP said there are "no current plans" to expand the use of the powers to other benefits. Officials said the measures will ...

The DWP has now confirmed it will retake the decision "within three months" of the order. The department also encouraged ...

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has recommended that affected women should receive compensation payouts ...

The first DWP Cold Weather Payments of the season are being paid out to over 800 postcodes - with 1.5 million households ...

Under the DWP's new powers, the benefits department and welfare department will focus on three popular and common payments.

Delivering the new rates to parliament, the work and pensions minister Pat McFadden said: “I have concluded my statutory ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is preparing to perform bank account checks of those who claim Pension Credit under new government powers.

In December, the DWP reached an out-of-court settlement with WASPI, which included an agreement to pay £180,000 towards their ...

Millions of people on a low income, disability benefits or over State Pension age received one-off payments between 2022 and 2024.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is making cold weather payments to eligible households in 802 postcode areas ...