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‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak out

Claimants forced to pay back thousands of pounds tell of ‘horrendous’ court ordeals and of desire for official apology

The Guardian - UK

The carer’s allowance scandal – a timeline

Ten years of bureaucratic failure, whistleblowing, political neglect and groundhog day-style policy inertia

The Guardian - UK

DWP Christmas Bonus Payment and Other Winter Support: How Families Could Receive Up to £1,085

Families eligible for winter support could receive up to £1,085 through the DWP Christmas bonus and a range of national and local schemes aimed at easing seasonal costs.

International Business Times UK

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'A Lifeline Before Christmas': DWP to Hand Out Over £1,000 as UK Households Battle Coldest Winter in Years

The DWP is preparing to give more than £1,000 in combined support through winter schemes, Christmas bonuses and cold weather payments as the UK faces one of its coldest winters in years.

International Business Times UK

WASPI Payouts Under Fire: £10.5bn Cost Threatens Future Generations

Labour reconsiders its DWP rejection of WASPI women's compensation after maladministration ruling—£10.5bn payout weighed against insolvency fears.

International Business Times UK

What compensation could Waspi women be entitled to and why is it controversial?

New evidence has come to light, the work and pensions secretary says

The Independent UK

‘I helped run the UK’s welfare system. Now it’s broken me’

Going to the Jobcentre was ‘my worst nightmare’, one former DWP adviser told The Independent

The Independent UK

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DWP Christmas bonus: Am I eligible and how to claim?

Thousands of benefit claimants can expect to see a Christmas bonus this year.

Evening Standard

Let’s teach children how to cook first

Brief letters: Core subjects | DWP muddle | The right to bare arms | Narrow daylight hours | Cool Guardian letter writers

The Guardian - UK

Woman with stage 4 cancer has welfare benefit stopped after falling ill abroad

Ana Paula Cabral’s universal credit payments were abruptly ended by DWP when she failed to return from Portugal trip

The Guardian - UK

DWP confirms when two major benefits will be scrapped

Labour minister Sir Stephen Timms has issued a message to Independent readers

The Independent UK

Mapped: Where 800,000 pensioners missed out on the winter fuel payment

Pensioners in rural areas are missing out the most, new analysis reveals

The Independent UK

DWP Christmas Bonus 2025: The Truth Behind the Viral £500 Claim — Who Actually Gets Paid This Winter?

The DWP Christmas Bonus 2025 is a tax-free £10 automatic payment for eligible pension and disability benefit claimants, despite false online rumours of a £500 bonus.

International Business Times UK

DWP Christmas Bonus 2025: Who is eligible for the payment and when will it arrive?

Not all benefit claimants will be eligible for the one-off payment

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Winter Fuel Payment Pensioners Warned After 153% Spike in Scam Texts Hits the UK

Surge in winter fuel payment scams: 153% more texts targeting pensioners in 2025. Spot fakes, forward to 7726, claim automatic £300 aid

The Independent UK

Labour gives latest update on PIP disability benefit review after U-turn

Sir Stephen Timms has commissioned a review on the personal independence payment (PIP)

The Independent UK

Woman wrongly denied £3,800 disability benefit for doing up her bra

Applicant narrowly missed out on entitlement worth thousands due to how she fastened her bra

The Independent UK

February 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

All the essential cost of living information you need for February

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The Guardian - UK

Penalties for unpaid carers in benefits scandal must be halted, says Ed Davey

Lib Dem leader urges suspension of fines imposed on hundreds of thousands who fell foul of discredited rules

The Guardian - UK

Labour begins charm offensive to win over MPs sceptical of digital ID plans

Party tries to reassure its MPs about proposed scheme and gather ideas on how it could improve public services

The Independent UK

Labour bank spying bill will bring ‘unprecedented surveillance,’ charities warn

Exclusive: Government warned new counter-fraud powers risk ‘recreating Horizon-scale scandal’

Evening Standard

Government defeated as Lords demand tougher crackdown on benefit fraud

Peers supported by 200 votes to 194, majority six, a Conservative amendment to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

International Business Times UK

DWP State Pension Set to Rise to £12,590 — But Here's What UK Pensioners Must Watch Out For

The UK state pension will rise to £12,590 in April 2026, but HMRC's calculation method keeps most pensioners below the tax threshold. Here's what retirees need to know.

International Business Times UK

North Yorkshire Supermarket Vouchers: DWP Extends £190 Support As Labour Vows To 'Fix The Economy'

North Yorkshire households will receive £190 supermarket vouchers through the DWP's Household Support Fund, offering short-term relief as Labour pushes for lasting reform.

The Independent UK

UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle

Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back

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