DWP claimants could receive £2,000 payout due to benefit mistake

Millions of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants will see an increase to their finances in just a couple of months.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that enforcement times against parents not paying child maintenance will be slashed from six months to as little as six weeks. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride MP said the reforms will mean parents who dodge the financial responsibilities they have for their children will be “quickly held to account”.

The final report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) into ‘injustice caused by the maladministration’ of changes to the State Pension age, is due to be published this year. More than 500 women boring in the 1950s who made a formal complaint to the Ombudsman - the PHSO stopped accepting new complaints - along with relevant parties including the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and MPs representing constituents, were sent the draft findings of the final two stages (injustice and remedy) of the report at the end of November/early December.

Ellise Shafer Prince Harry will be awarded £400,000 ($504,142) in costs in his phone hacking case against British tabloid The Mirror in addition to damages, according to his lawyer, bringing the suit to a close. The BBC reported that Harry’s lawyer, David Sherborne, told a judge at London’s High Court on Friday that Mirror Group Newspapers has agreed to pay the prince the previous damages in addition to “all of the costs of his claim, including individual and common costs.” In December, Prince Harry was awarded £140,600 ($180,000) when a judge ruled that there had been “extensive” phone hacking between 2006 and 2011.

Some essential money changes will take place throughout February that could affect your personal finances.

A mum who was initially denied bereavement support is now receiving £9,800 due to a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rule change.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed details on when they will send out four payments in February 2024, which will help people cope with the ever-rising cost of living.

The final report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) on its independent investigation into changes made to the State Pension age is expected to be published early this year. However, Labour MP Alistair Strathern, has asked the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if any recent assessment of the “potential merits of compensating women born in the 1950s affected by changes to State Pension age legislation” has been made.

A deadline for many benefit claimants will land tomorrow (January 26).

A wide variety of people living with certain medical conditions could receive extra financial support through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The latest statistics from the Stroke Association indicate that there are 1.3million stroke survivors across the UK. The charity’s research also suggests 100,000 people have a stroke each year and that someone will suffer a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - often referred to as a ‘mini-stroke’ - every five minutes.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that “in most cases” people coming to the end of their 10-year award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) this year will not be required to attend an assessment. This follows on from the introduction of a new, shorter PIP review form that is now being sent out to those on a ‘light-touch’ award, which is typically for 10 years.

People in England and Wales could be eligible for payments worth £25, £50 or £75 this winter following another cold snap.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a further 200,000 people are to receive a Cold Wather Payment following the recent freezing conditions.

There are several changes in circumstances people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement and having regular payments paused or stopped. Changing your name, doctor, health professional or address do not need to be reported to the DWP and will have no impact on your payments or your award.

The Scottish Government is urging people to get in touch with Home Energy Scotland to find out if they are eligible for funding to help make their homes warmer for less. Up to £10,000 worth of home improvements may be available to homeowners who are currently in receipt of income-related financial support.

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The Smashing Pumpkins have received more than 10,000 applications after advertising a new guitarist position in the band.Earlier this month the group launched a search for an additional guitarist, and anyone interested was encouraged to apply.The position came up after longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder announced that he’d decided to leave the band last October.The alternative rock band revealed in a social media post today (January 17) that “the band has received over 10,000 submissions for the position of an additional guitarist”.It continued: “Currently, there are 8 people working full-time to review each and every one.”Update pic.twitter.com/J2GoayuBvw— The Smashing Pumpkins (@SmashingPumpkin) January 17, 2024In a statement announcing his departure from The Smashing Pumpkins, Schroeder wrote: “It’s easy to say now that when I joined The Smashing Pumpkins in 2007 I had no idea what I was getting into. The opportunity seemed to have come out of nowhere.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Cold Weather Payments have been triggered for more than 200,000.

As 2024 gets underway many households and bill-payers will be looking at new ways to hold onto their cash, building up a saving pot for the never-ending price hikes (need we mention energy bills and phone plans) or something to dip into for a family holiday. As money challenges rise in popularity savers are raving about 'quality' £8 binder that helps 'manage money with cost of living rises'.