Under the current rules, the benefits department recovers benefits overpayments by deducting an amount from a claimant's ...
A total of 686,756 people were accused of universal credit overpayment debts due to DWP mistakes in 2023/2024.
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 ...
Under DWP rules, all overpayments must be clawed back - even if it was the department's mistake. Alongside 30 other leading charities, The Public Law Project has now written to Work and Pensions ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new system being developed by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) could mean retirement savings are boosted by an average of £9,500. The average worker ends up with 11 pension pots over the ...