Benefits will be paid as normal this month. There are no UK bank holidays in February, so payment schedules will not be ...

The basic amount of Universal Credit will increase above inflation annually ...

Around 50,000 low-income families currently affected by the two child benefit limit will gain nothing when it is lifted in ...

Millions of people claiming benefits could soon see their bank accounts checked in a new way, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can now have the bank accounts of millions of claimants on three key benefits checked under new government powers.

State pensioners across the UK will see a boost to their income this year as new State Pension rates take effect in April. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the Government's commitment to the pension ...

Universal Credit claimants will see their payments go up in two months ...

The legislative change stems from a tribunal decision on May 22, 2020 ...

Nearly four million households will see an annual income boost of around £725 under the new Universal Credit Act.

Both assessments have long been criticised by disability rights campaigners as difficult and inconsistent processes.