As booming voices reverberated around a packed House of Commons chamber, Britain stood on the verge of history in May 1946.

Peter Schofield, permanent secretary at the DWP, informed the Work and Pensions Committee that his team is intensifying ...

Many hundreds of thousands of people miss out on benefits ...

The DWP has streamlined its Pension Credit application process with the online form now requiring a maximum of 48 questions, down from 243 on the paper form ...

The data also reveals nearly 1.8m (45%) of all 3.9m PIP claimants have been granted an award of five years or longer. More ...

PIP payments are currently worth between £29.20 and £187.45 each week, some £116.80 or £749.80 every four-week pay period.

The Department for Work and pensions (DWP) has been accused of failing to provide crucial information leading to people missing out on payments. Consumer advocates spoke to MPs about their concerns ...

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Just over two million people are missing out on the maximum annual payment of £11,973 for the 2025/26 tax year. Just Group's Stephen Lowe said: "The state pension is the bedrock of retirement finances ...

I want to congratulate the Department for Work and Pensions. They’ve made the excellent decision to – once again ...