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Warning some pensioners may have to pay back winter fuel payments - here’s what you can do about it

Here’s when you may be asked to pay back your winter fuel benefits to the Department for Work and Pensions

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of UK benefits claimants with debts ‘have gone without food’

Damning figures revealed in DWP report, which Labour says was suppressed by the previous government

The Guardian - UK

DWP to review 'thousands' of Universal Credit claimants under new rules

The DWP wants to identify any undeclared income or substantial savings.

The National (Scotland)

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DWP issues six-month Universal Credit warning to thousands urged to act

DWP claimants on Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and more will be switched to Universal Credit ...

The National (Scotland)

Devolution of disability benefits hits major milestone

THE transfer of benefits to Scotland’s social security system from the UK Government has reached a major milestone.

The National (Scotland)

Martin Lewis shares winter fuel payment eligibility ‘loophole’ for pensioners

Around 800,000 eligible pensioners are missing out on support worth thousands of pounds

The Independent UK

DWP to be given powers to ‘spy’ on bank accounts as Labour revives Tory benefits policy

Labour says it will save £1.6bn over five years in a new crackdown on benefit fraud

The Independent UK

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Labour’s benefit fraud crackdown would allow officials to access bank accounts

Proposals will require financial institutions to share data that may help identify scammers

The Guardian - UK

Winter fuel: thousands more could lose benefit if it becomes means tested, data suggests

A further 175,000 pensioners are likely to stop receiving allowance under such plans, official figures show

The Guardian - UK

Starmer promises swift action against welfare fraudsters

PM to pledge to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to rebuild public services and save £1.6bn over five years

The Guardian - UK

DWP warns ESA recipients to take immediate action to avoid payment disruption

Several changes are coming to the benefits system, here’s what to watch out for

Evening Standard

DWP warns legacy benefits recipients to take immediate action

Six legacy benefits are being replaced by Universal Credit

The Independent UK

Benefit sanctions more likely for minority ethnic claimants, UK data shows

Black universal credit claimants 58% more likely to get sanctions than white people, while mixed ethnic groups are 72% more likely

The Guardian - UK

Union accuses Labour of ‘cruelty’ over winter fuel payment cuts as 780,000 pensioners to miss out

Labour’s biggest union backer has increased pressure over the cuts, putting forward a motion to Labour’s conference this month calling for the move to be reversed

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Cuts to Winter Fuel Payment will see 780,000 pensioners lose out, says DWP

AN estimated 780,000 pensioners still eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment will lose the benefit under planned cuts, according to the UK…

The Independent UK

Council threatens to evict woman after wrongly axing housing benefit ‘due to DWP algorithm’

Exclusive: Mother of three taken to court over £20,000 rent arrears that only built up due to a council mistake

The Guardian - UK

Winter fuel: 780,000 UK pensioners entitled to payment will lose it

Government data shows most of those who do not claim their pension credit will miss out under means-testing

Evening Standard

780,000 pensioners entitled to winter fuel payment will lose out – figures

Some 83% of those aged 80 or over will also miss out on the benefit this winter, according to Government estimates.

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The Guardian - UK

DWP waives £1,300 penalty for unpaid carer threatened with fraud prosecution

Clemency Jacques is one of 134,500 people repaying £251m in carer’s allowance overpayments

The Guardian - UK

More than a million unpaid UK carers living in poverty, research finds

Carers UK estimates 600 people a day quit jobs to care for loved ones and calls for review of benefits system

Evening Standard

What is the DWP Christmas bonus? Update issued after petition for increased payment

The annual top-up has been the same for more than 50 years — and critics say it is now ‘practically worthless’

The Independent UK

DWP Christmas Bonus payment: What to know as campaigners ask for increase

The ‘bonus’ for benefit claimants has stayed the same for over 50 years

The Independent UK

State pension: Will retirees feel better or worse off in the months ahead?

Wage growth figures released on Tuesday suggest some pensioners will see an annual state pension increase of around £460 next year.

The Guardian - UK

Woman, 86, told she no longer has to repay £13,000 in benefits in DWP U-turn

Exclusive: Case of Sia Kasparis, who has dementia, had been highlighted in Guardian investigation into unpaid care

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis makes Winter Fuel Payment “plea” to all pensioners ahead of Reeves meeting

The Money Saving Expert has been a vocal opponent of Labour’s changes to the cold weather benefit

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