Taxpayers are footing a £130m-a-year bill for disability benefit claims linked to alcohol and drug abuse, official statistics ...

Those who receive the letter and communication from the benefits department have been warned over four-figure punishments.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension age is set to rise for people born between 1961 and 1977 next year.

This applies even if scoring two in every question takes you past the award thresholds of eight (standard rate) and 12 (higher rate). PIP provides additional financial support for working-age ...

The DWP and HMRC do not pay out benefits on bank holidays, therefore many people will receive their cash on a different date ...

According to the most recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), as of the end of January, around 3.7 million people were claiming PIP and receiving between £114.8 and £737. ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could issue some benefit claimants a letter which may eventually lead to a fine of up to £5,000. When the DWP, as well as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC ...

Sen. Warren urges Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reinstate Department of Education employees who were critical to the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced major changes to the benefits system, which will affect millions of Brits who claim welfare from the government. Work and pensions ...

People will receive a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions in advance of the changes. The Pensions Act 2014 mandates a regular review of the State Pension age at least every five years.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is reportedly set to reveal £6billion worth of potential benefit cuts - but what could these changes mean for you? Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a response to the growing clamour for an overhaul of the Personal Independence Payments assessments. A petition on the Parliament website ...