The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will change the rules for Universal Credit claimants as part of a drive to cut millions from the benefits bill. In the UK there are ...

The DWP is set to scrap a controversial computer system that has automatically approved benefit deductions from millions of claimants at the request of private landlords. Work and pensions ...

The measures could be used by other public authorities than the DWP, with anti-fraud officials for the NHS saying they will also use the new powers. Alex Rothwell, chief executive of the NHS ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released the latest figures, revealing that over 1.5 million (41%) of all 3.6 million Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants have been granted ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a major update on its plans to overhaul the benefits system. The benefits department has announced plans to use 1,000 work coaches to help the ...

Inside the DWP, the KCBS report was met with surprise and alarm. The DWP relies on the LAFD to conduct annual inspections of the city’s roughly 66,000 fire hydrants. In August, the DWP had ...

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said work opportunities "will be unlocked" for at least 65,000 people, who will be assigned a work coach to "deliver intensive voluntary support", according ...