Department for Work and Pensions could cut 100% of the UC standard allowance rate for each day the sanction is in place ...

A surge in applications for pension credit after the Government restricted winter fuel payments led to a backlog of 92,000 ...

The Government, local authorities, policy experts, charities and campaigners are trying to ensure as many elderly people as possible have access to energy support ...

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 12.9 million people claiming the State Pension, including over 1.1m living in Scotland. Some 4.1m are on the New ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has "basically finished" its state pension correction exercise and is making "good ...

With Pension Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ), Guarantee Credit tops up your weekly income to a ...

The DWP will pay state pensioners £3,900 Pension Credit, if they're eligible, as well as a £300 Winter Fuel Payment if born ...

Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary ... where those on universal credit are required to display evidence they have ...

You don’t need to do anything, as your state pension won’t start until you actually claim it. This can be done online, over the phone or by post, but you should get a letter explaining all ...

or when you were in receipt of Child Benefit in your name. You can check out how much you will get by going to the DWP State Pension website. You can see how many complete years of National ...