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DWP confirms state pension age review will determine if current retirement rules ‘remain appropriate’

“We certainly take into account issues such as pensioner poverty"

Nottingham Post

DWP to give Jobcentre staff £250 in vouchers for getting people back into work

The pilot from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also see Universal Credit claimants asked to visit a Jobcentre every weekday for a fortnight once they have been on the benefit for 13 weeks

Daily Mirror

DWP could bring forward date that UK state pension age rises to 68

A phased increase in state pension age from 66 to 67 by 2028, and eventually 68

Nottingham Post

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Thousands who miss out on DWP Cost of Living Payment 'will end up poorer than those who get it'

A think tank has slammed the payment as a 'crude patch' for dealing with long-running problems with the benefits system

Nottingham Post

Brits on PIP payments could lose benefits if they stay on holiday for too long

Benefits claimants must meet certain criteria when it comes to holidays, or else they risk losing out on Personal Independence Payments, the Department for Work and Pensions has warned

Daily Mirror

Epileptic Brucehill man who was deemed fit to work by DWP hasn't been reassessed weeks after exposing them

Ryan Connelly says the Department for Work and Pensions has assessed him as having limited capability to work despite him having daily seizures.

Daily Record

I want to work, but employers can’t cope with my disability

Letters: If Jeremy Hunt wants the ‘economically inactive’ back in the workplace, they must be offered proper support, say readers in response to an article by Frances Ryan

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Who is on strike on Thursday and why are they striking?

Industrial action continues to plague much of the UK but who is striking and why are there so many walkouts?

Evening Standard

DWP sparks fury with plans to shut down 20 Jobcentres in UK throwing dozens on dole

The Department for Work and Pensions has sparked fury from GMB members with the news that it plans to close 20 job centres and put more than 50 jobs at risk from the scheme

Daily Mirror

Winter heating payment facing delay after Scots benefits agency admits it may be next month

Some households could be waiting until March before the Winter Heating Payment is finally delivered.

Daily Record

Clydebank DWP office shuts down with the loss of 205 roles

MORE than 200 civil service staff in Clydebank were officially made redundant on Tuesday after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) closed…

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Thousands of benefit claimants may have wrongly been paid money after Government error

EU citizens who claimed benefits before Brexit but were refused a citizens status may have to pay the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) money back due to an data error by the Home Office

Daily Mirror

Thousands of people in Wales are missing out on extra £300 a week in benefits

An estimated £200m in extra money went unclaimed last year

Wales Online

DWP rule change could see thousands of bereaved families get £10,000 payment

Bereaved families including couples who live together and have children together, but aren't married, could soon be eligible for additional financial support of up to £10,000

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The Independent UK

DWP photoshop fails as benefit fraudsters try to prove they live in the UK

The photoshop fails as benefit fraudsters trying to prove they live in the UK

The Independent UK

‘I can’t explain how exhausted I was’: Women hit by change in state pension age describe physical toll of work

The UK state pension age may rise again to 68 sooner than expected

Daily Record

SNP MP claims DWP staff 'burnt out' as compensation payments to claimants double

David Linden warned the compensation payments showed that "Brexit Britain can no longer run a competent social security system".

Manchester Evening News

Hundreds of DWP and benefit centre workers in Greater Manchester to go on strike

A series of walkouts will be staged next month

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The Independent UK

The photoshop fails sent to DWP as benefit fraudsters try to show they live in the UK

The photoshop fails as benefit fraudsters trying to prove they live in the UK

Liverpool Echo

DWP state pension warning as retirement age could be increased

A review into whether the rules around the state pension age remain appropriate will be published early this year

Nottingham Post

DWP shares photoshop fails from fraudsters' attempts to 'prove' they live in UK

The number of fraudulent claims increased dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

People need more certainty over when they will receive state pension – experts

A review into whether the rules around the state pension age remain appropriate will be published early this year.

Daily Mirror

Hilarious photoshop fails of benefit fraudsters trying to 'prove' they live in the UK

The doctored images include photos of men and women pasted into various scenes and outside homes in a bid to scam the government out of benefit cash

The Independent UK

The photoshop fails sent to DWP as benefit fraudsters try to show they live in the UK

The photoshop fails as benefit fraudsters trying to prove they live in the UK

Daily Mirror

Photo fails as fraudsters try and fool DWP into giving them benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) counter fraud regional office in Newcastle has already saved over £2 billion from correction and prevention of fraud and error in the last year

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