New DWP benefit payment rates this week including PIP, State Pension, Universal Credit and more

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) might arrive earlier for some people. HMRC announced changes to payment dates for Child Benefit and Tax Credits and the DWP has now confirmed similar changes for people receiving benefits including Universal Credit, State Pension, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Jobseeker's Allownace, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed face-to-face assessments for some Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit claimants will resume next month. In line with the latest public health guidance and adhering to strict safety protocols, the DWP plans to begin reintroducing face-to-face assessments for health and disability benefits in May.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) being paid early for some claimants. Earlier this week, HMRC announced changes to payment dates for Child Benefit and Tax Credits and on Friday, DWP confirmed similar changes for people receiving benefits including Universal Credit, State Pension, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Jobseeker's Allownace, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that face-to-face services for some benefit claimants in Scotland will resume next week. In the latest edition of the LA Welfare Direct bulletin on the GOV.UK website, it states that “Jobcentre offices will be restarting face-to-face appointments over April 2021 for all customers who need to be seen by their work coach.” It goes on to confirm that these will start again in Jobcentre Plus offices across Scotland on Monday, April 26.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) being paid on different dates for some claimants.Both bank holidays are UK-wide and may result in earlier payments if your regular, recurring day or date falls on them.

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State Pension age is regularly reviewed to make sure that it is affordable and fair as people are living longer and spending a greater proportion of their adult life in retirement than in the past.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said that "when the State Pension was introduced in 1948, a 65-year-old could expect to spend 13.5 years receiving the benefit, around 23 per cent of their adult life".However, this has been increasing ever since and it is now estimated that a 65-year-old can

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced plans to resume trials of an integrated assessment for health-related benefits, which includes Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health, Justin Tomlinson, confirmed the pilot scheme would restart in April in response to a written question from Shadow Minister for Disabled People, Vicky Foxcroft.

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Thousands of women currently receiving as little as £1 a week for their State Pension could be owed sums of money equivalent to lottery wins, a former pensions minister has said. Sir Steve Webb, who is now a partner at pensions consultants Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP), said some women may be entitled to huge refunds but could be missed by data searches currently being carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age who need help with daily living tasks or getting around outside the home as a result of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition. If someone is already receiving PIP when they reach State Pension age, now 66 for everyone in the UK, this will carry on and if someone is already getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA), they will be invited to apply for it.