The Government scheme is designed to help pay for everyday essentials, such as furniture, clothes, home maintenance and more, ...

Banning benefit cheats from driving would be a “backstop” used in “extreme” cases to target those who repeatedly fail to pay ...

Torsten Bell has encouraged all pensioners and women born in the 1950s to check if they're eligible for Pension Credit, which can boost annual income by an average of £4,200.

Under the Triple Lock, the New and Basic State Pensions increase each year in-line with whichever is the highest between the ...

Budgeting Loans scheme is designed to help pay for everyday costs, such as furniture, moving expenses and clothes ...

The government is vowing to crack down on benefit fraudsters after such offences reportedly cheated the DWP out of £7 billion ...

MILLIONS of households are being urged to keep an eye out for new letters which could mean a £3,900 benefit boost. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is writing to Brits to make ...

Banks will be required to flag where there is an indication of a possible breach of eligibility rules for means-tested ...

The Government will have new search powers to reclaim money from benefits cheats under measures being introduced to ...

Torsten Bell became a new Labour MP at the last election after nine years as chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, an ...

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.

Benefit payment dates will remain largely unchanged this month as there are no bank holidays but a major government reform of ...