Delays to DWP PIP could leave 74,000 claimants waiting up to 10 years for extra money

More than 74,000 people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could be waiting years for a boost to their benefits. A huge backlog of assessments of existing PIP awards means people could face delays of up to 10 years before they get the right amounts. This could also mean that 78,000 people are still receiving PIP … Read more

DWP will check bank statements for millions of Universal Credit claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions is planning to check the bank statements of millions of Universal Credit claimants. It is carrying out so-called targeted case reviews to help reduce fraud and errors in the system. In a new update, the DWP says it has recruited 2,000 dedicated case review officers to assess Universal Credit … Read more

DWP quietly starts early rollout of universal credit to some ESA claimants, without telling MPs

Jo Churchill, head and shoulders, smiling, in a pink jacket, in front of an old building

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started telling 500 disabled people on unemployment benefits to move to universal credit, just days after a Conservative minister assured MPs that no claimant would face such a move until September. DWP previously announced that it would begin rolling out universal credit to the remaining Employment and … Read more