The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable
Britain’s Labour Party government has announced an overhaul of the welfare system it says will save the cash-strapped ...
Work and Pensions Secretary sets out overhaul of benefits system
An overhaul of the welfare system will see the assessment process for some health benefits scrapped and reform to disability benefits in a plan expected to save billions by the end of the decade.Work ...
Work And Pensions Secretary's Commons Speech On Welfare
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on the 18 March 2025 ...
UK Government unveils benefit crackdown designed to save £5bn
The UK Government has unveiled a series of measures designed to slash £5 billion from the current welfare bill.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall gives DWP benefits reform update in Commons
Plans for benefits reform will be published “imminently”, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has told MPs. Speaking ...
Benefit cuts: What is PIP, how do people qualify and how will Leicestershire claimants be affected?
Major changes to benefits were announced yesterday (Tuesday, March 18) by Leicester West MP and Secretary of State for Work ...
Further benefit cuts not ruled out - as minister warns 'we are spending more on cost of failure'
The work and pensions secretary tells Sky News she is "cross" about the state of the welfare system, which she says has ...
Parliament today: DWP PIP benefit changes unveiled as Government working to save billions
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed in Parliament today extensive changes to DWP PIP and Universal Credit ...
Major update over plan to freeze PIP disability benefits as government 'rethinks'
The government is also expected to make it harder for people to qualify for the benefit in a move to cut billions of pounds ...
Welfare reform ‘welcomed’ by experts but major warning for people immediately affected
Among seemingly endless criticisms of Kendall’s cuts, Rebecca Lamb from Money Wellness noted this removal is particularly “welcomed”. These reassessments have often been branded as traumatic events ...
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DWP (Department for Work and Pensions)
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.