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Mother of disabled woman who killed herself after benefits cut granted appeal

The mother of a housebound disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut has been given the go-ahead to appeal against a High Court’s refusal to order a fresh inquest into her daughter’s death. Jodey Whiting, 42, from ...

05 Oct 2022 at 18:45

Sunak pledges to cut VAT on energy bills under ‘winter plan’

Rishi Sunak has announced he would scrap VAT on all domestic energy bills for the next year, saving the average household £160, if he becomes prime minister. The move is part of the former chancellor’s “winter plan” to tackle ...

26 Jul 2022 at 23:30

Scotland

Over-50s face lifetime of financial insecurity, warns research group

People aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity as a report reveals which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost-of-living crisis. Research from Edinburgh University’s Smart Data Foundry found ...

03 Aug 2022 at 17:17

DWP job cuts mean workers are being ‘abandoned’, says union

A number of Department for Work and Pensions offices are to close, threatening more than 1,100 jobs, a union has warned. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said thousands of other members of staff are at ...

17 Mar 2022 at 12:25

DWP staff to take strike action for two weeks over Christmas

Staff working at the Department for Work and Pensions are to take strike action for two weeks over Christmas. More than 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working in three DWP offices in ...

05 Dec 2022 at 20:09

Stride says watchdog’s benefits probe is a ‘significant moment’

A watchdog’s investigation over suspicions a Government department’s treatment of disabled benefits claimants broke equality laws has been described by the work and pensions secretary as a “significant moment”. ...

22 May 2024 at 11:10

Equality regulator probing DWP over treatment of disabled benefits claimants

The equality regulator is investigating the Department for Work and Pensions over suspicions that its treatment of disabled benefits claimants broke equality laws. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride and ...

22 May 2024 at 09:45

Personal Finance

£670m of state pension underpayments recorded in financial year ending 2023

Pension experts have made calls to drive up admin standards after it emerged that around £670 million in state pensions was underpaid in the financial year ending in 2023. This was an increase from £540 ...

11 May 2023 at 17:45

Scotland and north of England food bank usage highest in UK, figures show

Food bank usage in Scotland and the north of England is the highest in the UK, according to official figures. The Family Resources Survey, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), ...

23 Mar 2023 at 18:49

Personal Finance

Dates for new cost-of-living payment coming this spring announced by Government

Millions of households across the UK will receive a £301 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between April 25 and May 17. It is the first of three payments, totalling up to ...

26 Mar 2023 at 23:01

Ministers considering way to cut cost of triple lock pension increase

Pensioners may not get a bumper 8.5% increase in the state pension next year as ministers try to limit the cost to the taxpayer. Under the triple lock – which guarantees an increase in line ...

12 Sept 2023 at 15:06

Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

The leader of the biggest civil service union has accused the Government of waging an “ideological war” on its own workforce ahead of a national strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay ...

27 Apr 2023 at 15:46

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