All news on the topic: Department for Work and Pensions

The £235 will be paid out by the Scottish equivalent to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - Social Security Scotland - as part of the new Child Winter Heating Payment

The DWP has released updated guidance for its "claimant commitments" - what it expects people to do in order to receive their Universal Credit payments

According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) latest cost of living crisis tracker survey, nearly half of the two million households said they had to disconnect their fridge or freezer for the first time

Christmas Day (December 25) is on a Monday this year, with Boxing Day (December 26) falling on the Tuesday - then we've got New Year's Day (January 1) on the following Monday

The DWP will be giving out its annual £10 Christmas Bonus again this year - here is everything you need to know about the cash

The changes would be introduced from 2025, according to the BBC, and could mean more people face benefit cuts if they don't follow the new rules

Research by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has shown that an estimated 4.2 million households in the UK are eligible to sign up for a broadband social tariff

Attendance Allowance has been described as being one of the DWP's most underclaimed benefits with around 3.4million people in the UK eligible to claim but not

The Department of Work and Pensions estimate as many as 850,000 elderly people who qualify for the Pension Credit have not claimed it - despite being in line for as much as £3,500 this winter

The DWP has been trialling an online application process for PIP in certain areas of the UK and it has now rolled it out to over 160 postcodes across England

Britain’s biggest foodbank network, the Trussell Trust, has given out a record 1.5million emergency parcels in just six months, and warned winter will get even worse

Universal Credit is replacing six older legacy benefits, including Tax Credits, for most people by the end of March 2025 - when it is your turn to move, you'll get a letter in the post

Millions of people could be about to received a cash windfall from the DWP every month to help them deal with their condition is they have any of these 21 health issues

The Government extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance but the deadline to claim us coming soon

A successful claim for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support - up to £691 per month

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the £900 support fund for struggling families in his Autumn Budget last November - with the second £300 instalment due from October 31

The DWP is currently working on legislative measures to help reduce levels of fraud, error and debt in the benefits system

The DWP is trying to encourage more benefit claimants to address any health-related barriers to getting a job before they claim Universal Credit's £390 LCWRA payment

Financial expert Martin Lewis is telling people to keep their eyes out for a letter from HMRC which could be worth thousands. He's explained what to look out for

The payments are to help pensioners heat their homes during the cost of living crisis and the first payments will be made this week for those eligible

State pensioners will receive a Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, and an extra £300 pensioner cost of living payment on top of this - meaning some people will get up to £600

A Supreme Court judgment ruled that the DWP got the law wrong when deciding the points PIP claimants could get for the activity of “engaging with other people face to face” during their assessment

The money is being sent to those claiming certain DWP benefits from October 31 until November 19 - if you claim HMRC Tax Credits, the cash will come between November 10 and November 19

Ashley Jacobs, 32, from Hackney, received help covering the upfront cost of childcare under the Government's new childcare support scheme

The PM's spokesman refused to say whether it was inappropriate for DWP minister Tom Pursglove to be out door-knocking with Peter Bone, who is suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct claims