The DWP - which stands for Department for Work and Pensions - is part of the British Government and is responsible for welfare payments, State Pension and the child maintenance service.

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to repay benefits after errors the department itself had made. Under the current rules, the benefits ...

There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is downplaying the true scale of planned benefit cuts for chronically ill and ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that work will be 'unlocked' for thousands of sick and disabled people through new measures that will ‘bolster the support’ offered in ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a new statement after vowing to combat fraud and error within the benefits system. This includes the recovery of ...

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) chiefs have revealed that they're intensifying home visits for certain new Universal Credit claims. According to Neil Couling, Director General for Fraud ...

Pensioners aged 80 and over could be in for a financial boost as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is offering an additional £5,280 per year to those who claim the State Pension.

Campaigners have warned of the risks of “bias” after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed how it is using AI in the benefits system, explaining automation could “unfairly penalise ...

A disability advocate charity has warned over the adverse affects of new proposed powers that could allow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to carry out bank account checks. The Data ...

Those claiming benefits are set for a major shake up as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is on the brink of announcing drastic cuts. Campaigners say the changes could be 'catastrophic ...