DWP

4 articles

Dec 21, 2025 • via the Guardian

One Penny Triggers Full Repayment for Carers

DWP hoards real-time data, notifies years late, debts hit £20,000

DWP's carers allowance enforces total repayment for 1p over earnings limit, trapping hundreds of thousands in debt despite real-time data access. Officials blame carers, partially accept fixes, revealing unaccountable welfare pathology across governments.

Dec 17, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Two hundred sanctions daily fail to curb migrant benefit claims

198,771 breaches, £10bn yearly cost, 1.3m foreign claimants

DWP sanctions migrants over 200 times daily for UC non-compliance, yet claims hit records at 472 sign-ups per day and £10bn annual cost. Systemic gaps persist across governments, straining taxpayers amid welfare explosion. (147 chars)

Dec 13, 2025 • via Liverpool Echo

Eighty Sleuths Trail Stable Abuse in Ballooning Disability Fleet

£400 Tax Rise Hits Leases as Misuse Cases Multiply with Customer Surge

Motability's new investigations unit targets vehicle misuse amid stable rates and scheme growth. Labour tax hikes add £400 to costs, exposing welfare expansion that outruns controls across governments. Taxpayers fund unchecked vulnerabilities.

Sep 19, 2025 • via Fraser Nelson's notebook

The Hidden Crisis: How 6.5 Million on Benefits Exposes Britain's Economic Delusion

The Unseen Majority Behind the Unemployment Illusion

Based on Fraser Nelson's investigative piece, this article covers the staggering reality of 6.5 million working-age Britons on out-of-work benefits, a figure obscured by official statistics and institutional obfuscation. It explores the systemic failures that allow such a vast portion of the population to remain economically inactive while the government touts low unemployment rates, revealing the deep contradictions and social consequences of Britain's welfare state.