The DWP has confirmed all UK benefit and State Pension increases from April 2026. See full 2026/27 rates for Universal Credit, PIP, ...

DWP pays out £35m in Cold Weather Payments – how to check your area - Over £35 million has been spent on the scheme this year ...

State pensioners are being urged to boost their income by around £86 per week with a single claim to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

DWP is under pressure to make the payments in advance - instead of retroactively once a threshold is hit.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been given major new powers to request information from banks and, in some ...

Andrew Prosser, head of Investments at investing platform InvestEngine, said: "Using a fixed age of 65 rather than linking the exemption to the state pension age does potentially create a problem over ...

The DWP has confirmed new payment rates for State Pension and benefits from April 6, with 13 million pensioners receiving a 4 ...

Plans to raise state pensions by 4.8%, aligned with the wage growth component of the triple lock, have been formally ratified ...

Benefits will be paid as normal this month. There are no UK bank holidays in February, so payment schedules will not be disrupted. This applies to all major DWP benefits, including: Payments should ...

A new Public Affairs Committee report reports the DWP plan to target pensioners with anti-fraud investigations.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a “data strategy” document that sets out what it believes it will take to become an organisation transformed by data usage by 2030. This ...

Millions will see DWP benefits rise by 3.8 per cent from April 2026, while state pension payments will go up by 4.8 per cent under the triple lock.