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Woman, 81, Took Her Own Life After DWP Admin Error Froze Her Pension

Joy Worrall was left with just £5 to her name.
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Benefits Sanctions Lasting Three Years To Be Scrapped By The DWP

“In the future, the longest length of a sanction will be six months," Amber Rudd has announced.
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'I Want To Frighten Them': Meet The Woman Who Wants To Change Universal Credit Over Her Daughter's Death

"I want to give them the heartache that I've had for two years."
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MPs Blast 'Dismissive, Disrespectful' DWP Over Universal Credit Snub

"We're frankly sick of these disrespectful government responses that treat us like dirt".
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Your Wages Didn't Rise Last Year – And Yes, Brexit Is Involved

One struggling single mother told us: "More than half of my earnings are going on bills and debt."
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Ministers Plan Multi-Billion Pound Overhaul of 'Demeaning' Disability Benefit Assessments

Charities fear new one-stop process will lead to more people losing payments.
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Don't Give Your Severely Ill Patients Sick Notes For Benefits, DWP Tells GPs

“It is not for the DWP to interfere with the GP and their patient," one critic says.
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DWP Slammed For 'Heartless' Denial Of Easier Benefits Claims For The Terminally Ill

The chair of the work and pensions committee said: "the lack of compassion is staggering."
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Disabled Pensioners To Be Spared 'Unnecessary' Repeat PIP Assessments

The decision comes after years of complaints about the system.
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DWP Admits An Extra 30,000 Sick And Disabled People Had Benefits Underpaid By Thousands

Those hit by the scandal are owed an average of £4,000.
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