Benefits

Benefits

British pensioners living abroad who are eligible for the winter fuel payment

Deadline approaches for people who need to apply for winter fuel payment

Find out if you need to make a claim.

Applying for benefits ‘must be simpler for pensioners’

Applying for benefits ‘must be simpler for pensioners’

Charity says pensioners can spend several hours filling in forms.

Young people with cancer ‘waiting 7 months for disability benefits’

Young people with cancer ‘waiting 7 months for disability benefits’

Families getting into debt while waiting for vital support.

International Wheelchair Day 2025. Financial support for those needing wheelchairs or mobility scooters

International Wheelchair Day 2025

Find out about the financial support available

Number of successful pension credit applications jumps by 64%

Number of successful pension credit applications jumps by 64%

Record number of applications following government campaign.

602,000 benefit claimants sanctioned by DWP

602,000 benefit claimants sanctioned by DWP

91% didn’t take attend or take part in mandatory interviews.

Controversial benefit deduction system to be reviewed

Controversial benefit deduction system to be reviewed

Government wants to make system fairer for tenants.

More support needed ‘to help people on sickness benefits find work’

More support needed ‘to help people on sickness benefits find work’

1 in 5 people claiming for long-term sickness want a job.

A stock image of terraced houses in Muswell Hill, London.

Benefit cap: families trapped by lack of affordable homes

New analysis shows why the cap must be scrapped

Carer’s allowance claimants ‘must report changes in circumstances’

Carer’s allowance claimants ‘must report changes in circumstances’

Government wants to tackle benefit overpayments.