DWP sanction rules will now apply to New Style ESA and Jobseekers Allowance claimants

Scotland’s new social security agency paid the UK Government’s benefits-slashing department of work and pensions nearly £80m last year.

British Airways has launched its Black Friday deals a day early with the biggest discount, and most likely to sell out quickly, being 20,000 return flights to New York, Boston and Philadelphia priced just £299.

Scotland’s new civil service chief received up to £30,000 in bonuses as a director at the UK government’s benefits-slashing DWP.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released details about its new assessment contracts being offered to suitable supply partners across the UK to deliver disability consultations to people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit from 2023.

DEALSReservoir has acquired the catalogue of songwriter and producer Dallas Austin. That catalogue “is deep with great cuts, and we are so happy to bring some of his fantastic music to Reservoir”, says the firm’s EVP A&R And Catalogue Development, Faith Newman.

The UK Government has told MoneySavingExpert.com it will stop sending out letters with envelopes wrongly advising people to switch their energy tariff after the consumer website revealed last week that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had issued potentially misleading advice to millions of people.

The UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to those on legacy benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support them during the coronavirus pandemic was a "radical and unprecedented departure" from decades of benefits policy, the High Court has heard.

Former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson has said US TV news is in “dead trouble” as it loses audiences under the age of 60.

The High Court will hear a legal challenge today over the UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to those on legacy benefits to support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

More than two million benefit claimants could be due £1,500 in back payments if the UK Government loses a legal case due to be heard later this week on whether it was fair to exclude people on legacy benefits from receiving extra Coronavirus financial support.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioners in households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credit, but are not claiming the benefit.

ITV Studios America, New Republic Pictures and Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films have teamed up to adapt The Champions, the 1960s British TV series from Dennis Spooner.

Nearly six million people across the UK are currently claiming Universal Credit with a further estimated five million households receiving additional financial support through Working Tax Credits.

MoneySavingExpert (MSE) has revealed that 10million people, many of whom are vulnerable, have been wrongly advised by the UK Government to switch their energy tariff at a time when a crisis in the market means it would cost them hundreds of pounds to do so.

Laura Whitmore has escaped the UK with a trip to New York City following the lightening of restrictions.The presenter invited fans along on her trip via a series of uploads to her social media channels.The TV star visited The Edge which is the official highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere. Before sharing photos from the deck, the star showed off the view from the pavement before she made her way up.

More than two million benefit claimants could be due £1,500 in back payments if the UK Government loses a legal case due to be heard next week on whether it was fair to exclude people on legacy benefits from extra Covid support.