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Victims of miscarriages of justice will no longer lose out on key benefit support, thanks to legislative changes coming into force today [Tuesday 22 July].
Better care for patients living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, with plans to invest in research and offer care closer to home.
Young people with experience of being out of education, employment and training will help shape policy as part of a new Youth Guarantee Advisory Panel.
A new pilot programme will support people with health conditions back into employment and ease pressure on doctors.
Nearly 4 million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 cash as a Bill to overhaul the welfare system completes the next stage of its passage through Parliament.
The Bill is set to transform the pensions landscape for years to come and put more money in people’s pockets as part of the Plan for Change
New details on the Government’s welfare reforms will be published today (Monday 30 June 2025) ahead of Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on Tuesday.
Additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits are set to be written into law, under new measures being introduced to Parliament today [18 June 2025].
More than £1 billion in incorrect Universal Credit (UC) payments have been blocked by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in a drive to stop people falling into financial difficulties.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP speech to the IPPR setting out the case for welfare reform.
Parents of 16 to 19 year olds can go online to extend their Child Benefit claim to guarantee payments in September.
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [30 April 2025].
Millions of patients are getting a cost of living boost as the government freezes prescription charges for the first time in 3 years.
Thousands of women are set to benefit from plans to boost workplace support as leaders from across industry, healthcare and the legal profession came together today to form the first-ever independent Menopause Advisory Group.
Thousands more are eligible to open a Help to Save account.
Welfare reforms must be shaped by and for disabled people, the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said today [Monday 07 April], as the official consultation on the government’s proposals begins.
New entitlement will give thousands of eligible new parents each year with children in neonatal care a right to additional leave and pay.
Liz Kendall visits Barnsley to unveil first of nine ‘trailblazers’ which will get people back to health and back to work, supported by £18m of £125m investment
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, has written to the First Minister of Wales regarding welfare reform and its impact in Wales.
Number of people receiving the highest level of support across UC and other benefits increasing 50% since the start of the pandemic, rising above projections.
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