#dwp — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-warned-as-it-begins-another-life-threatening-disability-benefits-migration-project/. If #Burnham REALLY cares about #disabled people, WHY did he leave Pat McFadden in charge of the #DWP? It is completely incomprehensible & hypocritical, @ChrisMayLA6, @HarriettMB, @junesim63.

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-warned-as-it-begins-another-life-threatening-disability-benefits-migration-project/. If #Burnham REALLY cares about #disabled people, WHY did he leave Pat McFadden in charge of the #DWP? It is completely incomprehensible & hypocritical, @ChrisMayLA6, @HarriettMB, @junesim63.

@ZackPolanski Given the #LibDems are now to the #Left of them, & #Labour spend all their time trying to ape #ReformUK & its #policies, they're definitely hard #Right. The #DWP under Labour are continuing the #Tory #attacks on #disabled people.

@ZackPolanski Given the #LibDems are now to the #Left of them, & #Labour spend all their time trying to ape #ReformUK & its #policies, they're definitely hard #Right. The #DWP under Labour are continuing the #Tory #attacks on #disabled people.

#Burnham has reappointed #PatMcFadden as Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. #DWP.

This is one of those decisions best explained visually. If the new Prime Minister had wanted to convey any hint of goodwill towards recipients of social welfare, he would have moved heaven and earth to find a friendly face.

Instead, Andy has chosen a face who looks like the gleeful chief of a team of vultures feeding on corpses.

McFadden has a great face for radio. But this is not the radio era.

#ukpol

#Burnham has reappointed #PatMcFadden as Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. #DWP.

This is one of those decisions best explained visually. If the new Prime Minister had wanted to convey any hint of goodwill towards recipients of social welfare, he would have moved heaven and earth to find a friendly face.

Instead, Andy has chosen a face who looks like the gleeful chief of a team of vultures feeding on corpses.

McFadden has a great face for radio. But this is not the radio era.

#ukpol

New DWP update for all pensioners due Winter Fuel Payment this year

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/new-winter-fuel-payment-update-37453719

New DWP update for all pensioners due Winter Fuel Payment this year

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/new-winter-fuel-payment-update-37453719

And still the DWP cannot get the carers' support system to work.... I've said it before: carers are doing socially vital work & should not be put in the position of unbeknownst to them racking up debts subject to onerous 'repayment' demands by the DWP.

[Full transparency: I am in receipt of carer's allowance myself, but not effected personally by this issue]

The review of social care needs to offer hope to those the DWP is abusing!

#SocialCare #politics #DWP

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/18/scores-of-carers-overpaid-more-than-20000-last-year-despite-reforms

And still the DWP cannot get the carers' support system to work.... I've said it before: carers are doing socially vital work & should not be put in the position of unbeknownst to them racking up debts subject to onerous 'repayment' demands by the DWP.

[Full transparency: I am in receipt of carer's allowance myself, but not effected personally by this issue]

The review of social care needs to offer hope to those the DWP is abusing!

#SocialCare #politics #DWP

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/18/scores-of-carers-overpaid-more-than-20000-last-year-despite-reforms

DWP staff steal £600,000 in benefits meant for vulnerable people
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/dwp-staff-steal-600-000-in-benefits-meant-for-vulnerable-people/ar-AA282hCz

#Benefits
#Fraud
#DWP

DWP staff steal £600,000 in benefits meant for vulnerable people
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/dwp-staff-steal-600-000-in-benefits-meant-for-vulnerable-people/ar-AA282hCz

#Benefits
#Fraud
#DWP

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-director-general-made-joke-mocking-disability-equality-as-he-waited-to-give-evidence-to-mps/. Why am I SO not surprised? Neil Couling, director-general of #DWP #services & #fraud, seems to think #disability #equality is a joke. Why has he not been sacked? He is a walking, talking INSULT to #disabled #people!

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-director-general-made-joke-mocking-disability-equality-as-he-waited-to-give-evidence-to-mps/. Why am I SO not surprised? Neil Couling, director-general of #DWP #services & #fraud, seems to think #disability #equality is a joke. Why has he not been sacked? He is a walking, talking INSULT to #disabled #people!

DWP confirms full list of 46 mental health conditions that qualify for £114 weekly payment

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-confirms-full-list-46-34186493

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/timms-review-could-lead-to-pip-spending-cuts-work-and-pensions-secretary-admits/. The #truth? From the #DWP Secretary? Amazing! But it's a very bad truth - one about more #cuts for #disabled #people!

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/timms-review-could-lead-to-pip-spending-cuts-work-and-pensions-secretary-admits/. The #truth? From the #DWP Secretary? Amazing! But it's a very bad truth - one about more #cuts for #disabled #people!

Hoorah, finally got Universal Credit sorted out!

The whole process has been immensely difficult and complicated for what is a pittance. I'm grateful there's something, but it's definitely not enough and it's no incentive for a person to choose benefits over work.

Now just to wait for PIP to respond so I can get that one moving.

#DWP

Hoorah, finally got Universal Credit sorted out!

The whole process has been immensely difficult and complicated for what is a pittance. I'm grateful there's something, but it's definitely not enough and it's no incentive for a person to choose benefits over work.

Now just to wait for PIP to respond so I can get that one moving.

#DWP

Yet more evidence of the Department of Work & Pension's inhumanity (should for some reason you need more evidence):

People with life long conditions (despite DWP 'guidance' to the contrary) are being given time-limited support & being required to endure successive Personal Independence Payment reviews... which is also adding expense for the DWP.

The callousness of the DWP lies in the embedded belief all claims are potentially fraudulent!

#DWP #disability #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/15/disabled-people-with-lifelong-conditions-facing-unnecessary-pip-reassessments

Yet more evidence of the Department of Work & Pension's inhumanity (should for some reason you need more evidence):

People with life long conditions (despite DWP 'guidance' to the contrary) are being given time-limited support & being required to endure successive Personal Independence Payment reviews... which is also adding expense for the DWP.

The callousness of the DWP lies in the embedded belief all claims are potentially fraudulent!

#DWP #disability #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/15/disabled-people-with-lifelong-conditions-facing-unnecessary-pip-reassessments

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-deaths-overshadow-every-other-british-scandal-for-decades-mps-are-told/. "Disabled people are being hurt, harmed & killed by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) at a scale that overshadows every other #scandal in #British #society in recent decades, MPs have been told." Indeed so - the #DWP is the evil enemy of #disabled people.

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-deaths-overshadow-every-other-british-scandal-for-decades-mps-are-told/. "Disabled people are being hurt, harmed & killed by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) at a scale that overshadows every other #scandal in #British #society in recent decades, MPs have been told." Indeed so - the #DWP is the evil enemy of #disabled people.

"#DWP’s longstanding cultural problem persists, with its “mindset of being disciplinarian or authoritarian”, and disabled people are still feeling “very anxious, fearful, and angry”."

"Disabled people have now faced nearly two decades of “perpetual slandering” by the press and figures in successive governments."

#UKPol #Disability #Benefits

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-deaths-overshadow-every-other-british-scandal-for-decades-mps-are-told/

"#DWP’s longstanding cultural problem persists, with its “mindset of being disciplinarian or authoritarian”, and disabled people are still feeling “very anxious, fearful, and angry”."

"Disabled people have now faced nearly two decades of “perpetual slandering” by the press and figures in successive governments."

#UKPol #Disability #Benefits

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-deaths-overshadow-every-other-british-scandal-for-decades-mps-are-told/

#DWP call to #PIP claimants for major #disability benefit review

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to come forward and share their experiences as part of PIP

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/26173894.dwp-call-pip-claimants-major-disability-benefit-review/

#DWP call to #PIP claimants for major #disability benefit review

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to come forward and share their experiences as part of PIP

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/26173894.dwp-call-pip-claimants-major-disability-benefit-review/

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/universal-credit-migration-and-the-death-of-david-panther/. "An #autistic circus skills teacher took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the #bureaucratic #chaos caused by his 'migration' to #universalcredit [UC], which led to him facing a new £500 monthly charge for his #socialcare package." Yet another tragedy caused by #UC, & the #DWP.

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/universal-credit-migration-and-the-death-of-david-panther/. "An #autistic circus skills teacher took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the #bureaucratic #chaos caused by his 'migration' to #universalcredit [UC], which led to him facing a new £500 monthly charge for his #socialcare package." Yet another tragedy caused by #UC, & the #DWP.

DWP Payment Shifts Disrupt Friday Schedules

DWP payment dates shifted for Universal Credit and state pension on May 23, 2026. Find out how this affects UK benefit recipients.

#DWP, #UniversalCredit, #StatePension, #BenefitPayments, #UKFinance

https://newsletter.tf/dwp-payment-shifts-may-23-2026-uk/

Benefit payments usually due on Friday, May 23rd, 2026, are being moved. This change affects many people who rely on these funds.

#DWP, #UniversalCredit, #StatePension, #BenefitPayments, #UKFinance
https://newsletter.tf/dwp-payment-shifts-may-23-2026-uk/

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/jobs-can-be-a-cure-for-tsunami-of-distress-says-former-minister-reviewing-disabled-young-neets-for-dwp/. "Milburn... appeared to suggest yesterday that #work was always good for those with #mental ill-health or #distress, despite years of #evidence showing that #DWP pressure on #disabled people - particularly those with significant levels of #anxiety or other mental distress - has been closely linked with #deaths, including #suicides." See: https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/michael-osullivan-scandal-dwp-twice-pushed-dad-of-two-to-suicide-bids/.

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/jobs-can-be-a-cure-for-tsunami-of-distress-says-former-minister-reviewing-disabled-young-neets-for-dwp/. "Milburn... appeared to suggest yesterday that #work was always good for those with #mental ill-health or #distress, despite years of #evidence showing that #DWP pressure on #disabled people - particularly those with significant levels of #anxiety or other mental distress - has been closely linked with #deaths, including #suicides." See: https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/michael-osullivan-scandal-dwp-twice-pushed-dad-of-two-to-suicide-bids/.

DWP benefits and conditions that qualify for up to £126 reduction in train travel

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-benefits-conditions-qualify-up-33902147

DWP CONFIRMS LATE SPRING SURPLUS FOR PENSIONERS

DWP confirms an extra £965.20 payment for some pensioners before June due to bank holidays. Find out if you are affected and when to expect it.

#PensionPayment, #DWP, #StatePension, #UKPensioners, #FinancialHelp

https://newsletter.tf/dwp-extra-pension-payment-before-june/

Some state pensioners will receive an unexpected extra payment of £965.20 before June. This is more than the £921 mentioned in late April.

#PensionPayment, #DWP, #StatePension, #UKPensioners, #FinancialHelp
https://newsletter.tf/dwp-extra-pension-payment-before-june/

DWP confirms full list of 46 mental health conditions that could make you eligible for up to £778 a month

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-list-mental-health-conditions-33874294

DWP confirms major PIP, Universal Credit and ESA rule change from today

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-confirms-major-pip-universal-33865022

DWP continue to be bad at their job. Set up a new joint UC claim but partner wasn't home, so was told to simply call later to add his details when he was. Tried that to be told we need to start a new claim which... what?

This is after the GP won't give me a Fit Note without seeing the DWP Assessor first, which I also need for this new UC Claim.

This is stupid. It's been 13 months since my diagnosis now and I'm no further towards getting help than I was then.

#dwp #mecfs #benefits

DWP continue to be bad at their job. Set up a new joint UC claim but partner wasn't home, so was told to simply call later to add his details when he was. Tried that to be told we need to start a new claim which... what?

This is after the GP won't give me a Fit Note without seeing the DWP Assessor first, which I also need for this new UC Claim.

This is stupid. It's been 13 months since my diagnosis now and I'm no further towards getting help than I was then.

#dwp #mecfs #benefits

DWP massive change for anyone calling in sick to work - new statement

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-massive-change-anyone-calling-33856037

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-refuses-to-release-pip-assessment-audit-that-followed-death-or-serious-harm-of-customer-23/. Absolutely typical #DWP! Will #welfare #benefits in general, & for the #disabled in particular, EVER be handled by a government department noted for its #compassion & #empathy, rather than its cynical disregard for #humanity, @ChrisMayLA6, @HarriettMB? Not in my lifetime!

Triple lock warning over ‘significant impact’ from Iran war | Personal Finance | Finance

The Iran war could have a long-term impact on the cost of living (Image: Getty) As the triple…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Business #Costofliving #DWP #Finance #Inflation #Iran #Iran-Israelconflict #PersonalFinance(section) #PersonalFinance #Statepension #Triplelock #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/522769/

Wales does not exist.

I registered with a government website as part of my search for work. Filling in the details there is a drop down menu to select your region. This is a long list of counties together with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man......but nothing for anything near where I live. No Powys, no Ceredigion, nor Dyfed, not even "Wales".

No option for typing in anything.

#Wales #DWP #FindaJob

#DWP admits its 200,000 ‘new jobs and apprenticeships’ plan for young people is nonsense https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/04/01/dwp-youth-jobs-grant/

@etchedpixels @ChrisMayLA6 There have been attempts to "involve" #disabled people in policy-making in the UK. I was a member of a group of #autistic people who were consulted by civil servants from the #DWP at the National Autistic Society in London over changes to the #benefit system. We might as well have been talking to a brick wall!

The JobCentrePlus (Department of Work & Pensions) asked me for a non-existent bank statement.

I sent them the following message.

--- message sent 2026-03-24 0905 ---
As I am required to obtain a Bank Statement for November 2025; Would it be possible for DWP-JCP to produce a letter (in hardcopy and digital (pdf or other) formats) with two predicates expressing that :-

DWP-JCP has requested that I obtain a Bank Statement for November 2025,

and whether, when asking for the four bank statements, the DWP-JCP did or did not know that NatWest does not produce Bank Statements for months when there is "no activity" in a bank account.

Thank You.
--- end ---

Now, they want to talk to me for half an hour ... over the phone!

Prey for their Souls 👹

#DWP

Hypocritical #DWP screens disabled people out of its recruitment process https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/03/16/dwp-job-seekers/

Urgh. Got a letter from DWP regarding my PIP claim. They are telling me I was fine on the phone assessment, which I very much wasn't, and that I've got no medical evidence that I have ME/CFS.

So I guess I'm submitting the diagnosis from the neurologist for the... seventh time?

DWP are disputing that I'm even allowed to take this to tribunal. Is this normal? This doesn't feel normal.

#PIP #DWP #mecfs

You'll be unsurprised that the Department of Work & Pensions is still sending demands out for repayment of 'overpayment' of carers allowance even after Govt. commitments to reform the system & review/reassess all cases, based on Liz Sayce's caustic review of the DWP's actions against carers.

Once again the DWP's inhumanity is on show but this time its hard to mount the defence they're only doing the Minister's bidding as the Govt. is explicitly not asking for this!

#DWP #carers
h/t Guardian

#cybersecurity #OnlineBanking #Department_of_Work_and_Pensions #DWP #OnlineShopping
BBC News - Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Halifax apps showed customers other users' transactions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g23npxpwgo