A total of 686,756 people were accused of universal credit overpayment debts due to DWP mistakes in 2023/2024.

Under the current rules, the benefits department recovers benefits overpayments by deducting an amount from a claimant's ...

The DWP can deduct the overpayments directly from people's benefits and says it makes sure this is affordable for the ...

The legal charity has helped several claimants win back thousands from the DWP in unfair overpayment cases. Alongside 30 ...

Paying it back even at a small amount a month would have ... this without North Bristol Advice Centre and Public Law Project.” The DWP has disputed the figures shared by the PLP, and no longer ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has forced 680,000 people to pay for the government's own mistakes - but now campaigners are trying to get the law changed. The DWP must ‘take responsibility ...

The Department for Work and Pensions is considering altering the rules around benefits for those who work from home. Here's ...

DWP has carried out a new survey that found 200,000 people claiming health and disability benefits who said they would be ...

A new system being developed by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) could mean retirement savings are boosted by an ...