DWP issues new face-to-face assessment guidance for Universal Credit, PIP and ESA claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions has set out new rules for those hoping to claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Universal Credit at the same time.

Universal Credit has been improved with a new automatic process to ensure claimants receive more consistent benefit payments, even if their employer pays them early because of a Bank Holiday.

Universal Credit claimants will be able to keep more of the benefit as they earn more, as part of a £2.2 billion tax cut to help low-paid families with the cost of living and "reward work".

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will ramp up the number of Universal Credit claimants it is investigating for benefit fraud in the run up to Christmas, it has claimed.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update clarifying whether or not benefit claimants can receive payments for Universal Credit and New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) at the same time.

Guerrilla Games has revealed new details about the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West, ahead of its February release date.In a new PlayStation Blog post, Bo de Vries, the Community Lead at Guerrilla, revealed more about the game’s new exploration, and traversal systems.“Building upon the foundation of Horizon Zero Dawn, we have added a number of new ways to move through the world,” says David McMullen, Lead Systems Designer at Guerrilla.“Aloy can climb freely on and across huge sections of rocky

A copyright infringement lawsuit over the circles of hell image famously used on Nirvana’s merchandise since the 1990s has been dismissed, but mainly because a judge in the Californian court where the lawsuit was filed reckons the legal battle would be better fought in the UK courts.The image in question was seemingly created in the late 1940s by British writer CW Scott-Giles, depicting Upper Hell as described in Dante Alighieri’s ‘The Divine Comedy’.

More than £1 billion-worth of State Pension has been underpaid due to repeated human errors which were almost inevitable amid complex rules and outdated IT systems, a spending watchdog recently highlighted in a new report.

Emma Raducanu's rise to superstardom continues following her historic US Open win. The 18-year-old became the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam last month, and brands have been vying to sign the 'marketable' star ever since.

A £100 fine warning has been issued to anyone who uses motorways in the UK.

The UK Government recognised the vital role unpaid carers played during the coronavirus pandemic by ensuring that the Carer’s Allowance benefit continued to be paid, despite changes to the way care was being delivered due to lockdown restrictions.

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Benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are usually paid on a regular basis directly into your bank, building society or credit union account.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed payment dates will be changing for all Universal Credit recipients over the Christmas period this year.

ITV show will be filmed from North Wales for the second year as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Ant and Dec will be back hosting the show, and producers have introduced a new rule to prevent a Covid crisis.

Bosses in Trafford fighting 'rocketing' Covid infection rates say the situation is 'very grave' - and have issued new guidance on kids isolating and face masks at schools.

Detectives have issued a fresh CCTV appeal after a 'serious' sexual assault in Oldham.

Scots looking for work face relying on the UK Government's "measly" benefits system which is the least generous in northern Europe, it's been claimed.