According to the DWP's own figures, around £7.3billion was lost to benefit scammers while the rest of the loss can be attributed to mistakes made by either the Government or claimant.

Millions of Brits will see their payments rise from April 2025 - including Universal Credit, Child Benefit, PIP and the State ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is encouraging state pensioners born before 1959 to apply for a "quick" £4,200. The DWP has urged older Brits to perform a "quick online" check to see if ...

Here is a list of the new rates and what you will receive from April including Child Benefit, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance ...

Approximately 19.7 million households will see an increase in at least one DWP or HMRC benefit from April 2025, with a number ...

More than half of claims for the means-tested top-up benefit, which the Winter Fuel Payment is being limited to, are still ...

The DWP has been forced to admit that tens of thousands of claims for the benefit, worth £3900 on average, are still outstanding ...

Labour decided to means test the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, after discovering a '£22 billion' black hole in ...

An analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions showed a huge surge in the numbers claiming higher rates of Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in recent years.

The triple lock guarantees an increase in pensions in line with average earnings, inflation or 2.5, whichever is highest.

Brits across the country could see their Universal Credit, Child Benefit, PIP and Carer's Allowance among other benefits rise ...

The DWP said Pensioners can claim more than £8,000 worth of support from the government in the form of Pension Credit, but there's also a range of other benefits you can access ...