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 ...

Benefit cheats use one particular trick to swindle the system out of £10,000 a year, the Work and Pensions Committee ...

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

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has urged older Brits to do a “quick online” check to see if they’re eligible for ...

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 ...

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

With 2025 well underway, millions continue to look for ways to keep household costs low as new expenses seem to wait around every corner. Household bills, groceries, mortgages and rents have all hit ...