Notably, eight of the ten highest-paid officials in Los Angeles in 2023 worked for LADWP ... “Crucially, she emphasized that DWP needs to bulk up its local electric grid to power more cars ...

According to statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), approximately £1 in every £15 of the total benefits bill was either falsely claimed or mistakenly paid out during 2023-24.

The latest figures from the financial year 2023/24 suggest that the DWP suffered benefit overpayments totaling £9.7 billion, which accounts for 3.7 per cent of all benefit expenditure.

one of £300 paid during autumn 2023 and one of £299 paid by spring 2024. Each payment was paid by the DWP to families in receipt of DWP administered means tested benefits and by HM Revenue and ...

The Conservative Party government initiated a review into these payments towards the end of 2023. Following the review, the DWP has now issued a stark warning based on their results: "Despite the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is offering an additional £812 to benefits claimants, on top of their regular payments. This comes in the form of a Budgeting Loan, which aims to ...

An estimated £9.5 billion was wasted on fraudulent or mistaken benefit claims last year, a shocking new report has revealed. That is the equivalent of around £254 per UK taxpayer. Some £1 in ...

DWP bosses have said they are stepping up their efforts to carry out home visits as part of the move to Universal Credit. Officers can visit a claimant's home in a case where they have invited ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that tens of thousands of benefit claimants can expect to receive significant compensation after several major court battles. Around 57,000 ...

People on benefits who owe at least £1,000 and don't pay it back could find themselves facing tough new measures including a driving ban, the DWP has confirmed. New powers will mean the ...

Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) do not make clear that repaying the money is voluntary. The DWP overpaid more than £500 million of state pension ...