DWP civil servants pocket millions in bonuses despite overpaying £10billion in benefits
Civil servants working for the DWP claimed bonuses totalling £12.7million over the last financial year
Universal Credit
Universal Credit payment delay for millions of DWP benefit claimants awaiting increased 2026 amount
Claimants may not receive higher payments until May or June despite April increase
DWP to 'force banks to trawl through YOUR account' in Universal Credit clampdown
New DWP powers will allow the Government to access bank accounts as part of the wider crackdown on benefit fraud
