Department For Work And Pensions

Pensioners will be forced to hand over their bank statements to the Department for Work and Pensions as part of the government's crackdown on the growing benefits system. The DWP is aiming to cut £370m from the benefits bill and will inform thousands of pensioners they will need to provide ban

Many pension savers approaching retirement lack the confidence to make key financial decisions, with fears of making costly mistakes leading some to delay accessing their savings, according to new research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Pension schemes will need to publish clear data on their performance, costs and quality of service, under proposals announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR). If a pension offers poor value, firms and trustees must

The UK government has announced a review of the state pension age and revived the Pension Commission to tackle a looming retirement crisis, amid warnings that future pensioners are on track to be significantly poorer than today's. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has initiated the legally req

Millions of women who were impacted by the equalisation of the pension age will not receive compensation despite a finding of "maladministration". The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found in March 2024 that there was a 28-month delay in communicating changes to the state pension a

Mike Younger, finance director with Edinburgh-based Ian Macleod Distillers has publicly criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after his identity was stolen to claim benefits illegally. Mr Younger received a bill for for almost £700 by the DWP after his national insurance number