Nov 18, 2024 · As recently as 4 November, the DWP was sending letters to pensioners advising them to apply for pension credit if they are eligible. Based on the most recent figures, someone applying for pension credit in early November would on average only receive their pension credit – and associated winter fuel payments – in mid-January. Payments can be backdated, but such delays would mean applicants ...

Jan 23, 2024 · This includes 4.2 million children, which is almost one in three (29%).There are also 8.1 million working-age adults and 2.1 million pensioners living in poverty. Around two in every 10 adults are in poverty in the UK, and about three in every 10 children are in poverty.

Jan 8, 2025 · Labour started outlining some of its plans to reform the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in 2024 – but just a few months into power, the fledgling government had little time to flesh those ideas out and benefit claimants were left facing uncertainty about how the changes will impact their lives.. In 2025, we should start to see Labour reveal more detail about how it hopes to reform ...

Oct 30, 2024 · Hundreds of thousands of people with health conditions could miss out on financial support after the chancellor confirmed plans to tighten the disability benefits system.. In her autumn budget, Rachel Reeves suggested that Labour will honour proposals brought forward by the Conservative government to reform the work capability assessment.. This is an assessment which people with health ...

Dec 31, 2024 · For children across the UK, 2024 has been another very tough year. Nine in every classroom are living in poverty, an estimated 1.3 million have a mental health disorder, and record numbers of children are entering local authority care.. We know that children in the UK are getting shorter compared to their peers in other developed countries, that they are experiencing high levels of poor mental ...

Dec 8, 2024 · Steven Frayne was born in December 1982 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He was given his stage name, Dynamo, while performing at Houdini’s centenary celebrations in 2001.

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Jan 16, 2025 · The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) consultation into plans to slash billions of pounds from disability benefits has been ruled unlawful in a damning High Court judgement. In a judgment published this morning (16 January), Mr Justice Calver said that the judicial review, brought by ...

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