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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new guidance explaining what banks and financial institutions may be asked to check under new benefit Eligibility Verification powers

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed five major benefits are being assessed for fraud and error during the 2026/27 financial year, with findings due to be published in May next year

Jonathan Gjoshe, a defender for Scunthorpe United, was one of 11 people seriously injured when Anthony Williams carried out a stabbing attack on a train travelling through Cambridgeshire

Helen Green was jailed for seven months after pleading guilty to dishonestly failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change in circumstances, having claimed £25,244 in PIP benefits

Thousands of benefit claimants, including those on Universal Credit, will have their DWP payment dates rescheduled this week due to the May bank holiday falling on Monday, May 25

More than 1.7 million pensioners across Great Britain are now receiving Attendance Allowance, but claimants must report certain changes in circumstances or risk having their payments reduced or stopped

PIP recipients must notify the DWP before travelling abroad for more than four weeks or risk having their payments paused or stopped

The two-child limit on Universal Credit has been removed from April 2026, meaning families with three or more children could now be entitled to an extra £3,650 a year per child — but some may need to check their payments.

The WASPI campaign is seeking a judicial review of the DWP's refusal to pay state pension age compensation, as the group raises funds and awaits a High Court decision on whether their legal challenge will proceed