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25 Oct 21
Universal credit claimants have been asked to prove their identity with several photographs, including one holding their local newspaper, as the Department for Work and Pensions aims to weed out...
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22 Sep 21
Historic state pension underpayments resulted from repeated human error, and will cost the government at least £1bn to correct, according to the National Audit Office.
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8 Sep 21
The axing of the triple lock on state pensions for next year has been welcomed by the public sector, but only if it is a “one-off” measure.
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15 Jul 21
The Department for Work and Pensions last year prevented a major attack on its systems by organised criminals, it has emerged.
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14 May 21
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the highest-ever level of fraud and error in benefit payments, according to official estimates.
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26 Feb 21
Tax fraud costs the public purse around ten times as much as benefit fraud. So why does the government employ three times as many people to tackle the latter, asks TaxWatch’s George Turner.
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31 Jul 20
Peers have urged the government to write-off £6bn in historic tax credit debt, as part of a reform of the Universal Credit system.
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10 Jul 20
The Department for Work and Pensions has made “poor progress” in reducing fraud and error in the administration of Universal Credit, according to the National Audit Office.
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23 Jun 20
The government should raise the rates of legacy benefits to remove unfair disparity in comparison to Universal Credit, a report from the Work and Pensions Committee has said.
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22 May 20
It is feared that as much as £1.5bn may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in recent weeks, according to a report from the BBC.
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20 Mar 20
Universal Credit ‘advances fraud’ is estimated to have cost the Department for Work and Pensions up to £150m in the 18 months to December 2019, according to the National Audit Office.
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19 Aug 19
The age at which people become eligible for a state pension should go up to 70 by 2028 and 75 by 2035, a think-tank has urged.
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15 Aug 19
The number of people receiving the state pension has fallen by 120,000 over the course of a year, government statistics have shown.
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2 Aug 19
The government should stop its efforts to claw back overpayments from carers after an estimated £150m was erroneously handed out, MPs have said.
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28 Jun 19
Fraud and errors related to payments made by the Department for Work and Pensions have reached record highs and are set to grow due to universal credit.
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26 Apr 19
A charity has said carers across the UK have been left in “great distress” as government mistakes mean the Department for Work and Pensions is chasing them for a collective £150m.
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28 Mar 19
Government’s £386m spending on Jobcentre-based support for disabled people has not reduced the number who are out of work, the spending watchdog has found.
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15 Feb 19
A Department for Work and Pensions employee has pleaded guilty to fraud worth more than £40,000 in universal credit payments.
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3 Sep 18
Wrongful benefit payments increased to £3.8bn last year, official government figures have shown.
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18 Jul 18
Thousands of sick or disabled people have missed out on employment support allowance due to the government’s “inept” handling of payments, MPs have claimed.
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15 Feb 17
The number of people in work in the UK continued to grow in the three months to December 2016, although the rate of increase has slowed, official figures have shown.
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15 Feb 17
Universal credit claimants can now receive free support for their personal finances through an online money management tool.
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30 Nov 16
The government is not doing enough to measure the impact of sanctions on people who are drawing benefits or on wider society, according to the National Audit Office.
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9 Nov 16
MPs have warned that the government’s planned Work and Health Programme may be “front loaded for failure” due to the requirements being placed on jobcentre staff.
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21 Mar 16
Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the government’s deficit reduction strategy following his resignation as work and pensions secretary, accusing chancellor George Osborne of pursuing “...
25 Oct 21Universal credit claimants have been asked to prove their identity with several photographs, including one holding their local newspaper, as the Department for Work and Pensions aims to weed out...
22 Sep 21Historic state pension underpayments resulted from repeated human error, and will cost the government at least £1bn to correct, according to the National Audit Office.
8 Sep 21The axing of the triple lock on state pensions for next year has been welcomed by the public sector, but only if it is a “one-off” measure.
15 Jul 21The Department for Work and Pensions last year prevented a major attack on its systems by organised criminals, it has emerged.
14 May 21The Covid-19 pandemic led to the highest-ever level of fraud and error in benefit payments, according to official estimates.
26 Feb 21Tax fraud costs the public purse around ten times as much as benefit fraud. So why does the government employ three times as many people to tackle the latter, asks TaxWatch’s George Turner.
31 Jul 20Peers have urged the government to write-off £6bn in historic tax credit debt, as part of a reform of the Universal Credit system.
10 Jul 20The Department for Work and Pensions has made “poor progress” in reducing fraud and error in the administration of Universal Credit, according to the National Audit Office.
23 Jun 20The government should raise the rates of legacy benefits to remove unfair disparity in comparison to Universal Credit, a report from the Work and Pensions Committee has said.
22 May 20It is feared that as much as £1.5bn may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in recent weeks, according to a report from the BBC.
19 Aug 19The age at which people become eligible for a state pension should go up to 70 by 2028 and 75 by 2035, a think-tank has urged.
15 Aug 19The number of people receiving the state pension has fallen by 120,000 over the course of a year, government statistics have shown.
2 Aug 19The government should stop its efforts to claw back overpayments from carers after an estimated £150m was erroneously handed out, MPs have said.
28 Jun 19Fraud and errors related to payments made by the Department for Work and Pensions have reached record highs and are set to grow due to universal credit.
26 Apr 19A charity has said carers across the UK have been left in “great distress” as government mistakes mean the Department for Work and Pensions is chasing them for a collective £150m.
28 Mar 19Government’s £386m spending on Jobcentre-based support for disabled people has not reduced the number who are out of work, the spending watchdog has found.
15 Feb 19A Department for Work and Pensions employee has pleaded guilty to fraud worth more than £40,000 in universal credit payments.
3 Sep 18Wrongful benefit payments increased to £3.8bn last year, official government figures have shown.
15 Feb 17The number of people in work in the UK continued to grow in the three months to December 2016, although the rate of increase has slowed, official figures have shown.
21 Mar 16Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the government’s deficit reduction strategy following his resignation as work and pensions secretary, accusing chancellor George Osborne of pursuing “...
