DWP update on PIP crackdown reveals truth behind planned changes to benefits

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will have to face National Service if the Conservative Party’s plans to introduce the mandatory service go ahead. Ahead of July’s upcoming general election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced his plans to revive National Service if the Conservative party are re-elected, with a spokesman for the party confirming to The Telegraph that even royal children wouldn’t be exempt.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended his “bold” plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service amid a ministerial backlash and confusion about the policy.

Anyone who gets Housing Benefits has been warned not to ignore letters landing on doorsteps from next week as if you do, you will lose your payments. People who claim Housing Benefit are being sent Migration Notice letters by the Department for Work and Pensions telling them about changes to their benefits.

Jamie Laing was moved to tears after his wife Sophie Habboo announced she had officially changed her surname to Laing. The 35 year old reality TV star, who shot to fame on E4's Made In Chelsea, married Sophie in a beautiful ceremony at the Chelsea registry office last April.The couple then jetted off to Spain for another lavish ceremony the following month. Despite signing her marriage certificate, the 30 year old hadn't legally changed her surname from Habboo to Laing until now.

Going through the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) assessment process for the main disability benefit, the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be a lengthy and stressful process of finding the right forms and evidence, before waiting weeks to find out if you qualify for help with your disability or health condition - worth up to £108.55 per week. But, if you are one of the 52 per cent of claimants frustrated by a PIP rejection, there are ways to get another chance.

Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaigners have been delivered a blow to their drive for compensation, with the progress of recent weeks now "defunct", following Rishi Sunak's announcement of a July 4 general election.

Vanessa Hudgens opened up about her music career, and she has some bad news for fans.

Anya Taylor-Joy opened up about her career in Hollywood during an interview with British GQ.

Michael Richards is addressing his racist outburst 18 years after the incident.

tragically lost their lives after an explosion happened at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.Fans were leaving the show when a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber in a public foyer. The lone attacker died in the explosion from what is said to be a homemade bomb.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there are now 6.7 million people across Scotland, England and Wales, receiving financial support through Universal Credit, a means-tested benefit intended to help those out of work or on a low income, with daily living costs.

Good Morning Britain star Martin Lewis has revealed how to bag easyJet’s “cheapest possible” flights – though you need to act quick to be in with a chance of securing the best rates available. Martin, who is known for his amazing money saving hacks, issued the “urgent” warning to his social media followers as he announced that easyJet would be releasing the next batch of seats for its spring 2025 flights today, Tuesday, 21 May. Applicable to anyone looking to travel between Monday, 3 March 2025 and Sunday, 15 June 2025, Martin, 52, urged holidaymakers to “try early” with tickets for the flights going on sale from around 6am today (Tuesday, 21 May).

Tom Pelphrey has a full frontal moment in the final episode of the Netflix limited series A Man in Full and he’s opening up about the decision to wear a prosthetic member.

A recent trial by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that tens of thousands of benefit claimants may be breaking the rules. The DWP asked two high street banks to monitor the bank accounts of individuals receiving Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or ESA (Employment and Support Allowance).

Martin Lewis has issued a word of advice to certain Santander customers ahead of a major change that is set to come into force next week.

There has been consternation about benefit claimants undergoing "mass surveillance" by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for months, following the announcement of new powers to access bank account information. But, in a recently published plan to tackle fraud, the department has spelled out exactly who will access this information.

Bosses at the Department for Work and Pension (DWP) have promised to 'leave no stone unturned' in tackling unemployment after it emerged that 85,000 people had left work since the start of the year. This makes Britain the only major economy with fewer people working than before the pandemic, after more than one million people dropped out of the workforce.

New rules laid out by the DWP for Universal Credit claimants have come into play today following their launch yesterday (Monday, May 13).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that new rule changes for around 180,000 people in part-time work claiming Universal Credit will start on May 13. Those working less than half of a full-time week will have to meet their work coach more often to boost their earnings.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new plan across 15 areas of England.