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Nearly 370,000 British Pensioners Set to Lose Disability Benefits Under New DWP Eligibility Rules

Close to 370,000 British pensioners are facing challenging times due to eligibility rules imposed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

International Business Times UK

WASPI Court Case Update: How Much Are Women Suing the UK Government for—and Why?

The WASPI campaign's High Court battle could force a £10.5 billion ($13.1 billion) payout for 3.6 million women hit by pension age changes.

International Business Times UK

Millionaires to flee UK in record numbers

An estimated 16,500 millionaires are set to leave the country in the coming 12 months

The Independent UK

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Liz Kendall says welfare reforms will create ‘a better future’

The Work and Pensions Secretary’s appearance at a Parliamentary Labour Party meeting came amid warnings from MPs about her welfare reforms’ impact.

Evening Standard

Welfare reforms will lead to ‘appalling poverty’ – Labour MP

Andy McDonald asked for further evidence on how many people will lose out on Personal Independence Payments (Pip) as a result of welfare reforms.

Evening Standard

Waspi group: Safeguard will ‘prevent risk of financial ruin’ in compensation bid

The Women Against State Pension Inequality group said an agreement had been reached for a costs capping order in its legal battle.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs to be 'blacklisted' if they fail to back benefit cuts

LABOUR MPs are reportedly to be blacklisted for Government jobs if they fail to back welfare cuts.

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Voices: ‘I feel like an expensive pet’: Independent readers open up on the human cost of disability cuts

YOUR VIEWS: Our community says disability benefit cuts will ‘break people,’ leave carers ‘destitute,’ and cause a human cost many say is being ignored

The Independent UK

DWP shares what will happen to PIP claimants who lose their benefits to cuts

The DWP says it will provide those hit by the cuts with ‘generous’ protection

The Independent UK

Winter Fuel Payment scammers posing as DWP target vulnerable pensioners

Many of the scam texts falsely tell pensioners that an urgent deadline is approaching

The Independent UK

Mapped: The worst-hit areas for PIP cuts as more than 1.3m could lose support under Labour’s plans

Some of the UK’s most deprived areas stand to lose out the most, new data reveals

The Independent UK

Carer’s allowance: woman who won case against DWP calls for end to ‘sickening harassment’

Nicola Green, 42, speaks out after significant legal victory against department that accused her of fraud UK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

Young carer who unwittingly breached allowance rules forced to repay £2,000

Rose Jones, who cared for mother from age of eight, twice wrongly advised by work coach on joining DWP job scheme

The Guardian - UK

Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economy

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The Independent UK

Voices: I went to a DwP benefit cut consultation: Here’s what I found

COMMENT : Attendees were told how important their views were – but it speaks volumes that we were handed leaflets with the number of the Samaritans on it, writes James Moore

The Guardian - UK

Disabled woman killed herself after DWP mistakenly withdrew benefits

Rare second inquest hears that Jodey Whiting, 42, left notes saying she had no food and could not pay bills

Evening Standard

Disabled woman ‘killed herself after benefits were incorrectly stopped’

Extracts from notes found alongside prescription drugs in her flat were read in court.

The Independent UK

Disabled woman took her own life after benefits wrongly cut off, coroner rules

Jodey Whiting left notes about being unable to pay her bills or buy food: ‘I have had enough’

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Evening Standard

Second inquest into mother’s death after losing benefits hears of debt concerns

Jodey Whiting was housebound but had been called in to be medically assessed and was told she was fit for work, an inquest has heard.

The National (Scotland)

DWP news, updates, and information on claiming benefits

People struggling with the cost of living can claim benefits for support, even if they work, have savings, or own a home.

The Independent UK

Mother’s ‘long wait’ for justice over daughter’s death ahead of second inquest

Joy Dove has fought for years for a fresh investigation into her daughter Jodey Whiting’s death.

The Guardian - UK

‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed

A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved ones

The Guardian - UK

Guardian journalists win Paul Foot award for carer’s allowance coverage

Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday honoured for their coverage of ‘enraging and heartbreaking’ DWP scandal

The Guardian - UK

At least £357m in carer’s allowance paid out in error over past six years, charity finds

Exclusive: overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for hundreds of thousands of people

The Independent UK

Fraud and system errors lead to ‘staggering’ number of benefit overpayments

Agents were only able to reclaim a small proportion of the payments

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