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DWP gains new powers to take money directly from bank accounts

Banks risk a fine if they do not share information with government agents when asked

The Independent UK

DWP chief paves the way for more benefit cuts as Starmer warned over spending

The OBR projects that Labour has added £11bn on to public spending – largely to pay for welfare reversals

The Independent UK

New 2026 rates and dates confirmed for universal credit, PIP, state pension and more

Some benefits will increase in April while others have been frozen

The Independent UK

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Ministers set aside £75m to fix failures that caused carer’s allowance crisis

Most of money earmarked to fix ‘systemic’ problems expected to pay for officials needed to reassess overpayments

The Guardian - UK

‘Outdated and ever less fit for purpose’: five takeaways from the carer’s allowance report

Dysfunctional DWP failed to notify some carers that they were accruing enormous debt for years, Liz Sayce’s damning report reveals

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the carer’s allowance scandal: Liz Sayce’s review is a step towards fixing a broken system

Editorial: The DWP’s punitive approach to benefit overpayments has caused unnecessary suffering

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak out

Claimants forced to pay back thousands of pounds tell of ‘horrendous’ court ordeals and of desire for official apology

The Guardian - UK

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DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal

Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure

The Guardian - UK

The carer’s allowance scandal – a timeline

Ten years of bureaucratic failure, whistleblowing, political neglect and groundhog day-style policy inertia

The Guardian - UK

DWP Christmas Bonus Payment and Other Winter Support: How Families Could Receive Up to £1,085

Families eligible for winter support could receive up to £1,085 through the DWP Christmas bonus and a range of national and local schemes aimed at easing seasonal costs.

International Business Times UK

'A Lifeline Before Christmas': DWP to Hand Out Over £1,000 as UK Households Battle Coldest Winter in Years

The DWP is preparing to give more than £1,000 in combined support through winter schemes, Christmas bonuses and cold weather payments as the UK faces one of its coldest winters in years.

International Business Times UK

WASPI Payouts Under Fire: £10.5bn Cost Threatens Future Generations

Labour reconsiders its DWP rejection of WASPI women's compensation after maladministration ruling—£10.5bn payout weighed against insolvency fears.

International Business Times UK

What compensation could Waspi women be entitled to and why is it controversial?

New evidence has come to light, the work and pensions secretary says

The Independent UK

‘I helped run the UK’s welfare system. Now it’s broken me’

Going to the Jobcentre was ‘my worst nightmare’, one former DWP adviser told The Independent

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

DWP Christmas bonus: Am I eligible and how to claim?

Thousands of benefit claimants can expect to see a Christmas bonus this year.

The Guardian - UK

Let’s teach children how to cook first

Brief letters: Core subjects | DWP muddle | The right to bare arms | Narrow daylight hours | Cool Guardian letter writers

The Guardian - UK

Woman with stage 4 cancer has welfare benefit stopped after falling ill abroad

Ana Paula Cabral’s universal credit payments were abruptly ended by DWP when she failed to return from Portugal trip

The Independent UK

DWP confirms when two major benefits will be scrapped

Labour minister Sir Stephen Timms has issued a message to Independent readers

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The Independent UK

Mapped: Where 800,000 pensioners missed out on the winter fuel payment

Pensioners in rural areas are missing out the most, new analysis reveals

International Business Times UK

DWP Christmas Bonus 2025: The Truth Behind the Viral £500 Claim — Who Actually Gets Paid This Winter?

The DWP Christmas Bonus 2025 is a tax-free £10 automatic payment for eligible pension and disability benefit claimants, despite false online rumours of a £500 bonus.

The Independent UK

DWP Christmas Bonus 2025: Who is eligible for the payment and when will it arrive?

Not all benefit claimants will be eligible for the one-off payment

International Business Times UK

Winter Fuel Payment Pensioners Warned After 153% Spike in Scam Texts Hits the UK

Surge in winter fuel payment scams: 153% more texts targeting pensioners in 2025. Spot fakes, forward to 7726, claim automatic £300 aid

The Independent UK

Labour gives latest update on PIP disability benefit review after U-turn

Sir Stephen Timms has commissioned a review on the personal independence payment (PIP)

The Independent UK

Woman wrongly denied £3,800 disability benefit for doing up her bra

Applicant narrowly missed out on entitlement worth thousands due to how she fastened her bra

The Independent UK

February 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

All the essential cost of living information you need for February

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