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Government’s top welfare official to step down

Peter Schofield’s departure for personal reasons comes after weeks of fierce criticism of DWP over carer’s allowance scandal

The Guardian - UK

The agonising wait disabled people face under Access to Work scheme

The programme allows applicants with physical or mental health conditions or disabilities to apply for grants

The Independent UK

DWP chief accused of overseeing ‘culture of complacency’ that led to carer’s allowance scandal

Commons committee chair says DWP repeatedly failed to prioritise the vulnerable and was slow to fix errors

The Guardian - UK

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50,000 families to gain nothing despite end of two child benefit cap, DWP’s own analysis reveals

A further 20,000 will only see limited gains, official assessment confirms

The Independent UK

Over half of DWP disability assessors quit in a year over feeling ‘despised’

Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves

The Independent UK

Twenty Years in Captivity: Elderly Man Rescued From Windowless Basement

An 80-year-old man has been rescued after spending 20 years confined in a windowless basement, ending a shocking case of long-term captivity.

International Business Times UK

DWP Issues Major Update On 2026 Pension Changes As Thousands Demand Faster Transfers

Thousands of savers demand a 10-day Pension Switch Guarantee as the DWP updates plans for 2026 transfers, consultations and mandatory electronic switching.

International Business Times UK

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MPs criticise behaviour of senior DWP officials over carer’s allowance scandal

Top DWP civil servant accused of giving out ‘a lot of blancmange’ over department’s response during hearing

The Guardian - UK

Pause on action plan related to Waspi investigation was needed – DWP boss

Sir Peter Schofield told MPs that a ‘series of campaigns’ are already under way to help raise awareness of state pensions.

Evening Standard

Criminals detained in hospitals could lose thousands in benefits under plans

The parents of a Nottingham attack victim said they were ‘delighted’ that the Government is looking into a benefits ban for hospital order convicts.

Evening Standard

DWP reveals two new payments to support cost of living in 2026

Applicants will not need to be claiming benefits to qualify

The Independent UK

MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

The Independent UK

UK Government department to use AI in benefits claims

The DWP wants to spend £23.4 million on a new AI system to route benefits calls and free up human agents' time.

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DWP Cold Weather Payments: Who Qualifies and How Much Is Paid

Cold Weather Payments are being triggered across the UK. Here is who qualifies, how much is paid, and when eligible households receive the money.

International Business Times UK

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Evening Standard

More than 700,000 disability benefits claimants transferred to devolved agency

Social Security Scotland now provides the vast majority of the payments north of the border.

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows on DWP over ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance scandal

Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt

Evening Standard

DWP confirms payment date changes for Christmas and New Year

Both the DWP and HMRC have set out revised payment dates for the festive period

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis urges DWP to make major change for 8 million benefit claimants

One claimant said the issue was a ‘nightmare’

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International Business Times UK

WASPI Campaign Secures DWP Reconsideration Deal: Compensation Decision by February 2026

The DWP has agreed to reconsider compensation for millions of WASPI women following a legal settlement, with a fresh decision expected by February 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Victims of sexual offences face ‘postcode lottery’ with police, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood responds to claims that up to 50% of police officers on sexual violence and rape squads are trainees

The Guardian - UK

DWP needs overhaul to restore trust after carer’s allowance scandal, adviser says

Liz Sayce, who led inquiry into department’s failures, ‘distressed’ at carers being blamed for running up huge overpayments

The Independent UK

Benefits to keep frozen cap next year despite end of two-child policy

The frozen cap has been called the ‘evil twin’ of the two-child benefit limit

Evening Standard

DWP to end two benefit schemes in April 2026: Here's how to transfer to Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions will abolish Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance by April 2026, urging claimants to transfer to Universal Credit to maintain their benefits

International Business Times UK

Britain's 'Lost Generation': Nearly One Million Young People to Get £820m Rescue Plan

Britain launches an £820m rescue plan to support nearly 1 million young people with jobs, training and work experience to tackle the growing 'lost generation' crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal

Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’

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