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The DWP describes pension credit as a “passport” benefit, opening the door to more financial help than just the top-up. This includes housing benefit, support with mortgages, a free TV licence ...
In Ms Hilsenrath’s latest findings relating to DWP conduct, Adrian Furnival, 82, found out in 2018 via an annual statement from the DWP that he would no longer receive Adult Dependency Increase ...
Benefit claimants are being forced to wait over three months for reviews on decisions, DWP figures reveal, as a senior minister says there is no hard deadline on processing claims.. Departmental ...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for welfare , pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million ...
As part of the DWP’s ‘fraud crackdown,’ agents will be given new powers to recover money from those in debt to the department. The move is expected to save £1.5 billion over the next five ...
The DWP will be releasing a paper outlining its planned reforms to the welfare system in Spring. Meanwhile, the latest figures from millions of low-income households paint a bleak picture of the ...
PIP was introduced by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (which have been repeatedly amended). It began to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for new claims from 8 April 2013, by means of an initial pilot in selected areas of north-west and north-east England.
The "limited capability for work-related activity" assessment, which tells the DWP whether somebody who has passed the first stage of the test is able to take part in "work-related activity". It also influences the rate of ESA paid to the claimant. A DWP official makes the final decision on entitlement, based on all the available evidence.