And Ms Reeves refused to rule out tax rises in an interview yesterday. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: "Labour are ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the Universal Credit Bill to overhaul the welfare system ...

Work and pensions minister Alison McGovern said the Government would not commit to any policy without knowing how it would be ...

The vast majority of people on universal credit are British and Irish nationals and those who live or work in the UK without ...

The DWP has changed a rule which means that mothers who took time out of work to raise their children may miss out on their ...

But a new annual report reveals it now expects to spend just £29.8 million more, meaning that 92% of those entitled to money may never receive a penny. Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb accused ...

Households are struggling with huge cost of living rises, meaning every penny the poorest can claim would make a real ...

Nearly four million households could be in line for an annual income boost of £725 from the Department of Work and Pensions ...

Campaigners and disabled people said failing to properly protect the Access to Work Scheme will push people out of employment ...

Since July 2024, DWP has nearly doubled the number of people working in its Universal Credit Targeted Case Review team to 6,000.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update on Pension Credit as it encourages more pensioners to claim ...