New legislation has come in with a raft of new anti-fraud powers, including bank account checks to verify the eligibility of ...

From April, the rates will be: £338.58 a month for single people under the age of 25 - up from £316.98, £424.90 per month for ...

DWP advises that claimants can report a change of circumstances by signing in to their online Universal Credit account. Use a ...

The DWP leaders were specifically questioned about Universal Credit, where the overpayment rate stood at 9.7 per cent for the ...

Universal Credit payments will change from April 6, 2026 under measures in the Universal Credit Act 2025 confirmed in the Budget. These include an increase to the standard allowance, which forms the ...

From the end of the two-child benefit cap to state pensions - here are some of the main changes to benefits coming into ...

Here is more information about the upcoming changes to Universal Credit, who will be affected and what the new announcements will mean for claimants ...

Rebalancing of Universal Credit is aimed at addressing fundamental imbalances in the system ...

DWP advises that claimants can report a change of circumstances by signing in to their online Universal Credit account. Use a ...

Senior officials from the department were grilled by MPs ...

Brits are being warned that failure to notify the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of specific changes could lead to their payments being suspended. Latest figures from the DWP show that by the ...

February 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions – plus changes to universal credit - All the essential cost of living ...