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The DWP has revealed new dates to expect certain benefit payments this December, with several payments being brought forward. For the most part, benefits and pension payments will still be going ...
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 ...
Labour argues that these numbers are untenable, with £56.4 billion forecast to be spent on these benefits for working-age adults in 2024/25 according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The New State Pension is a benefit payable to men born on or after 6 April 1951, and to women born on or after 6 April 1953. The maximum amount payable is £221.20 a week (April 2024 – April 2025). The maximum amount payable is £221.20 a week (April 2024 – April 2025).
The previous form of the benefit, which was based on income and had replaced Income Support for most customers in 1996, is no longer available. Universal Credit was due to replace Jobseeker's Allowance and other benefits for 500,000 new claimants from October 2013, [3] and eventually will replace income-based Jobseeker's Allowance entirely. [4]
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) took on average 26 minutes and 53 seconds to answer calls from employment and support allowance (ESA) claimants in the year to March 2024, the Public ...
In February 2005, the Welfare Secretary Alan Johnson announced plans to replace Incapacity Benefit with two new benefits: "Disability and Sickness Allowance", for people deemed too ill to work; and "Rehabilitation Support Allowance", paid at the same rate as Jobseekers Allowance to less disabled people, who would be supported by the DWP back ...
A DWP spokesperson said: “Pension Credit processing times have significantly reduced since December 2024 and we have deployed over 500 staff to manage the expected increase in claims being made.