New fraud, error and debt bill will also allow money to be recovered direct from bank accounts of people fraudulently claiming benefitsPeople could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to repay money they owe under a...
Read MorePeers call on Labour to carry out ‘fundamental review’ amid rising concerns over retention of Tory plans for £3bn in cutsLabour must carry out a root-and-branch overhaul of the UK’s incapacity benefits...
Read MoreChild poverty plan must address the 70% of families with at least one parent in work, Resolution Foundation saysLabour must offer extra support to working parents, including with childcare and commuting, if it is to fulfil its...
Read MorePrevious government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal casesMore than £50,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on lawyers to try to prevent the release of a safeguarding review...
Read MoreError caused by flaws in system of eVisas meant people entitled to benefits were told support would be stoppingUK politics live – latest updatesA minister has apologised after people entitled to benefits wrongly received...
Read MoreCampaigners say NAO report shows impact of DWP staffing decisions and failure to address flaws in benefit’s designHundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were hit with ruinous penalties for minor breaches of carer’s...
Read MoreGovernment to set out details of independent review into benefit overpayments and how problems can be fixedThe government has promised a “new settlement” for unpaid carers, vowing to put an end to the scandal of...
Read MoreThe row over Labour’s cuts to pensioners’ energy payments is about to flare up again after damning new research The row over the government’s decision to slash winter fuel payments is set to be reignited after...
Read MorePublic and Commercial Services union joins FDA in criticising PM for the comments in his speech on ThursdayHere is the ‘family photo’ from today’s British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh. The BIC was...
Read MoreExclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approachAn artificial intelligence system used by the UK government to...
Read MoreWritten complaints about DWP double, while prisons, the NHS and higher education experience big increaseComplaints about public services have soared by more than a third since 2016 with substantial jumps in relation to benefits,...
Read MorePrime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’Here is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on...
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