DWP says 200,000 disability claimants 'ready to work now' as it plans benefit reforms
The DWP says people claiming benefits for ill-health have been written off but are ready for work with the right job or ...
Work and Pensions Secretary says some people on benefits ‘taking the mickey’
A report from the DWP found 49% of health and disability benefit recipients reported they felt they would never be able to ...
DWP shares PIP plans for people with back, joint, and muscle health conditions
Earlier this month, the benefits department announced that people with musculoskeletal conditions will be treated "quicker" to help them get into work as part of the Government’s new "Get Britain Work ...
DWP breaks silence over plans for people on PIP who have 'three conditions'
The DWP has shared plans for those with back, joint or muscle related illness and diagnoses who claim PIP from the Labour ...
DWP set to help people with mental health conditions into work under new benefit reform plans
DWP said: “The Green Paper will set key ambitions for creating a system that is fairer on disabled people - offering support ...
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New reform to support those in the health and disability system to work
A recent survey from the DWP has shown that 200,000 individuals currently claiming health and disability claims are ready to ...
DWP announces State Pension rise for 2025/26: Check new payment rates and tax implications
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a comprehensive list of uprated State Pension and benefit payments ...
DWP responds to calls for increase in state pension and 'degrading' means testing
The UK Government has responded to a petition which calls for a rise in state pension and for the winter fuel allowance to ...
DWP update on call for winter fuel payment reinstatement and state pension rise
A parliamentary petition calling for the government to stop means testing for pensioners has amassed more than 13,000 ...
DWP update to call for winter fuel payment u-turn and state pension rise - full statement
A petition calling for major changes in the government's policies has now got a response from the Department for Work and ...
Benefits overhaul to make long-term sick look for work
The long-term sick could be forced to find jobs or have their benefits slashed in sweeping welfare reforms designed to get more peoplem back into work, according to reports. At such a critical moment ...
Too many people ‘taking the mickey’ with benefits, work and pensions secretary says
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall told ITV News' Anushka Asthana the number of people saying they can't work when they ...