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Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak slaps down top Tory's claim 2p could be cut from income tax

The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was not up to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride to dictate tax policy after he claimed getting people back into work will boost the economy enough to reduce income tax by 2p

Daily Mirror

Getting people back into work could lead to pre-election tax cut, cabinet minister says

The Work and Pensions Secretary said boosting the workforce after Covid could be an important factor in Conservative election win

The Independent UK

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Stride: Getting people back into work could lead to pre-election tax cut - old

The Work and Pensions Secretary said boosting the workforce after Covid could be an important factor in a Conservative election win.

The Independent UK

State pension age could rise to 68 by ‘2040 or thereabouts’, says Mel Stride

The Work and Pensions Secretary has delayed any decision on increasing the state pension age past 67.

The Independent UK

Over seven million households receive £301 DWP cost-of-living payment

Eligible households on certain means-tested benefits will receive the payment from the Department for Work and Pensions by 17 May

The Independent UK

7m households will have had £301 DWP cost-of-living payment by end of Wednesday

Eligible households on certain means-tested benefits will receive the payment from the Department for Work and Pensions by May 17.

The Independent UK

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Secret Government report on benefit sanctions finally released after three year cover up

The DWP study has been kept under wraps since it was completed in 2020 but it was finally published on Thursday after the Information Commissioner's Office ordered its release

Daily Mirror

DWP boss branded 'out of touch' after being quizzed on impact of benefit sanctions

Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, was branded out of touch by SNP MP David Linden.

Daily Record

Plans to bring forward raise in state pension age put on hold, reports suggest

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is expected to address MPs in the Commons on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Tory DWP chief admits he doesn't know if he's met someone with benefits sanction

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride was unable to answer basic questions from MPs including whether he knew the average amount a person loses when they are sanctioned

Daily Mirror

Government told it must win trust of disabled people on back-to-work plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said people on disability benefits can look for work ‘without fear of losing financial support’.

The Independent UK

DWP urged to give people 10 years’ notice before increasing State Pension age to 68

MPs raised concerns about reports that State Pension age is set to rise to 68 earlier than planned.

Daily Record

All the cost of living payments in February and when rest of DWP cash is coming

DWP cost of living payment dates will be throughout 2023 and 2024

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The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi allows HMRC to pass his tax details to PM’s ethics adviser

Pressure on Tory Party chair increases as HMRC head says no penalties for ‘innocent errors’

Evening Standard

Nadhim Zahawi lets HMRC pass his tax records to Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser

Pressure on the Tory Party chairman increases as the head of HMRC says there are no penalties for ‘innocent errors’

Daily Mirror

Tory plan to woo stay-at-home mums back to work branded 'insulting'

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is reportedly plotting moves to encourage stay-at-home mums to return to the office, including an advertising blitz and a letter writing campaign

Wales Online

Record number of Britons are now dependent on the state

Analysis showed that 83 per cent of all income tax is paid by just 40 per cent of British adults

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Manchester Evening News

DWP cost of living payments for 2023 and expected dates people will get paid

The Department for Work and Pensions has explained when people will receive the first instalment of £900 this year

Daily Mirror

Elderly drivers urged to sue car rental companies who refuse to give them hire vehicles

Work and Pensions minister Deborah Stedman-Scott said over 70s affected should make County Court claims for compensation under equality laws

Wales Online

The cost of living payments coming in 2023 and 2024 worth up to £1,350

The money is on top of the roughly £60 a month people are getting towards their energy bills

Glasgow Live

Income Support, ESA and Housing Benefit among six DWP benefits to be scrapped by 2024

A whole host of older benefits are set to be scrapped and replaced by new ones in time for 2024, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) aims at a clear out.

Nottingham Post

DWP weighs up state pension age rise amid 'pretty hairy' public finances warning

The Work and Pensions Secretary said life expectancy, the cost to public finances and "intergenerational fairness" were all being considered

Daily Mirror

DWP told to 'get a grip' over quiet housing benefit cut that hits 844,000 Brits

The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - the amount of Universal Credit people get to cover private rent - has been frozen since April 2020. And page 66 of an Autumn Statement document confirmed it's being frozen again to 2024

Daily Mirror

State pension age could rise to 68 earlier costing millions in their 50s £10,000

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said people could be made to work longer because of the “pretty hairy” state of the public finances, with a decision to be made in months

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