Pensions

since 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 07:45 UTC

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80 days ago

Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP

found 2025 › Feb › 12 (Wed) @ 06:23 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Andrea Tucker has overturned the demand for £4,600 in carer’s allowance overpayments for alleged breaches in benefit rules

Unpaid carer Andrea Tucker has won a legal victory against the Department for…

85 days ago

Minister blasts rise in youngsters who find a day's work too stressful - as she vows to get youths who are taking the 'mickey' off benefits

found 2025 › Feb › 07 (Fri) @ 06:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Work and Pensions Secretary also said those who are on benefits but shouldn't be are taking the 'mickey'.

89 days ago

Benefit fraudsters face raids at home and seizure of cash as Labour ministers launch tough new fraud crackdown - which could save the taxpayer £1.5bn over five years

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 08:28 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Organised crime gangs behind industrial-scale benefits fraud will face having their homes raided in a major crackdown, the Work and Pensions Secretary vows today.

2 months ago

Ministers plan crackdown on long-term sick on benefits in bid to cut £65billion bill and get them back to work

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 08:09 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Hundreds of thousands of benefit claimants could lose up to £5,000 a year under plans being drawn up by Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary.

3 months ago

More than 2.4m Brits are getting sickness benefits with no need to seek work - as Government smashes welfare spending cap

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 15:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

An analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions showed a huge surge in the numbers claiming higher rates of Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in recent years.

Benefit cap shattered by £8.6BILLION thanks to surge in universal credit and disability payments

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed the forecast overspend in a written statement to MPs, adding 'no action' was taken by the last Tory administration to prevent it.

Benefit cheats could be banned from driving under new law in an attempt to stamp out fraud

found 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 07:44 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

'We are turning off the tap to criminals who cheat the system and steal law-abiding taxpayers' money,' Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said.

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