The benefits department has signed two new contracts reportedly worth around £7million to "maintain and modernise" one of its ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are sending letters to thousands as they look to ...

The DWP will be able to ask banks to share information on people's bank accounts, under new legislation being introduced by ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has extended its household support fund to provide an extra £500 million on the back of the budget. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has said the grant will ...

The first time that Labour's DWP - which Liz Kendall heads - stands in the spotlight, updates on the proposals could be ...

Thousands of married women could be in line for £10,000 payouts due to “sexist” pensions bureaucracy. The parliamentary ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other parts of the UK Government are introducing a range of changes and new ...

New powers are being given to the DWP to monitor bank accounts in a bid to fight benefit fraud sparking concern among many ...

Supporting Kendall at DWP is Stephen Timms, the new minister for social security and disability. Timms, as the former chair ...

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.

THESE are the benefits that are set to include the one-off Christmas payment. From state pension, personal independence ...

HUNDREDS of thousands of pensioners are being urged to apply for a benefit that could be worth on average £3,900 per year as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is launching a campaign to ...