'National Minimum Wage increase is proof Labour improves living standards'
Writing for The Mirror the Chancellor says 'a worker on the National Living Wage is expected to earn nearly £10,000 more than their equivalents in 1999, after inflation is taken into account'
People on DLA warned they will have to 'wait 10 months' for payment from DWP
MPs have criticised the DWP over reports some claimants are being left waiting up to 10 months for the benefit.
DWP warns delay means UK households will miss out on £11,000 each
The DWP has delayed the second phase of a major review of the UK's retirement system under the new Labour Party government.
State Pension could be made 'universal' for over-60s and hiked to £549 a week
Pension petition calls to make the State Pension available "from the age of 60 and increase this to equal 48 hours a week at the National Living Wage."
DWP announces date bank account checks on benefit claimants will start in 2025
DWP is clamping down on fraud and benefit cheats due to losing MILLIONS to con artists amid the Covid crisis.
Martin Lewis issues 'key' update after DWP rejects compensation for WASPI women
Mr Lewis has issued an update via his Twitter, now X, profile.
DWP to 'merge' two benefits in move that will impact millions
The shake-up will combine pension-age housing benefit and pension credit into a single benefit, the DWP has confirmed.
5 million DWP benefit claimants to see full PIP and DLA payments rise up to £749 every month
The rates for PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance have been confirmed for the next financial year
Tens of thousands of pensioners might not get Winter Fuel Payment by Christmas
Tens of thousands of pensioners might not get their Winter Fuel Payments this year because of a backlog in processing claims.
DWP slammed as 'department in meltdown' with benefit review waits doubling in a year
Benefit claimants are experiencing ever-lengthening waits to hear back from the DWP on important decisions regarding their payments
DWP to pay PIP and DLA benefits worth up to £749 every month from April
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the new rates for disability benefits, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), which will be paid from April 7
DWP blasted as 'department in meltdown' with benefit review waits doubling
The DWP has come under fire after it emerged that Brits claiming some benefits have seen their waiting times almost double in just 12 months
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