A report says there are 2,100 fewer work coaches than needed while the number of people requiring support has risen.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has reduced employment support for universal credit claimants because of a “work coach shortage”, the UK’s public spending watchdog has found.

An Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis in 2023 revealed that disability benefits account for 2.5 per cent of total welfare spending £15.4bn a year, which is a fraction of the £44bn annual cost of ...

Experts say 2 million Australians could qualify for a UK pension when they retire, but the opportunity is about to end.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update amid plans by the Labour Government to trim £8.6 billion over ...

A Labour politician has said people in his constituency are "terrified" about the chancellor's decision to tighten the ...

The average pensioner income sits at £407 a week, up by just £15 compared to 2010. Will incomes increase in future, and what ...

With the state spending $378 million last year on overtime, legislators are debating a controversial bill to eliminate ...

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The majority (55 per cent) of pension administrators believe a new value for money (VfM) framework would require a ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that it is expecting to resolve all remaining state pension underpayment ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for closing the Department of Education, prompting mixed ...