The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that there were 392,000 outstanding award assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in England and Wales at the end of May. PIP claimants living in Scotland will not have their award assessed by the DWP as their case will transfer to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) before … Read more
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
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released figures showing that the state pension currently supports almost 12.7 million older people in the UK. To qualify for this benefit, which is available to those who have reached the state pension age of 66 for both men and women, individuals must have paid at least … Read more
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
A staggering 250,000 people applied for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) between January and April 2024, the Department for Work and Pensions has revealed. This equates to an average of more than 80,000 new claims per month. The spike in PIP applications has led to a flood of questions about the duration of PIP awards and … Read more
More people have claimed unemployment benefits in the first four months of this year than ever before, according to statistics published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Health experts have warned that whichever party oversees benefits will have to break the “vicious cycle” that is leaving more and more people too sick to … Read more
Increases in the state pension age have contributed to a rise in the number of Brits claiming working age benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), new research shows. The Resolution Foundation’s ‘Under Strain’ report shows that real spending on these payments has risen by a third over the past decade and disability … Read more
This summer there will be a number of major money changes that will affect millions of people. The changes will affect energy bills, household costs and millions of benefit recipients. It comes as households have seen some changes as early as 2024. These include sweeping changes for universal credit claimants and those applying for budget … Read more
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
Experts are reminding Brits of the seven ‘tricks’ that could significantly boost their pension savings in the coming years. Increasing pension contributions, using ISAs and taking advantage of tax benefits, including when it comes to capital gains tax (CGT) and inheritance tax (IHT), are among the recommendations. Here’s a full list of the seven “tricks” … Read more