The delay in the payment hike for Universal Credit claimants comes because of the way the payment is calculated ...

This is despite the increase starting for many from April under the annual uprating from the Department for Work and Pensions ...

Universal Credit and other benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance are set to increase by 1.7% from April 7 ...

State Pension payments for millions of Brits will rise by 4.1 per cent from next month and working age benefits will also ...

The issue relates to benefit claimants who lost disability premiums after they were moved to Universal Credit before January 2019 ...

The DWP payment rates changes will come into force from April 7 - but the actual date people will see the higher payments in ...

Nevertheless, some State Pension recipients who receive payments weekly or fortnightly will experience the uplift sooner.

The department announced a review of a system that allows landlords to take a cut of a claimant's benefit to cover rent ...

Additional State Pension payment elements will also increase by the 1.7 per cent CPI figure. The DWP sends out annual ...

The DWP has confirmed the new weekly payment rates for millions of people from April 7 - just days after the new tax year ...

Currently, Child Benefit rates are £25.60 per week for the eldest child and £16.95 for subsequent children. The 1.7% increase ...

A privacy expert has called on the DWP to abandon proposed powers that would allow them to request details of people's bank ...