DWP could make one new benefit available to 1.4 million people and increase rates to £400 per week
A new campaign has been launched to call for the DWP to increase the Carer's Allowance rate to the minimum wage, which it would mean it would be worth a weekly payment of £400.40 ...
DWP benefit claimants told exact date to check bank accounts for extra payments
DWP benefit claimants will see an increase to their regular payments in a few weeks' time. All state benefits will be going up as part of annual increases confirmed by the Government. The new rates ...
Idyllic 'stairway to heaven' walk in Warwickshire that ends at cosy Sunday lunch pub
Even in winter, when ducks skate across the icy top of the canal, dog-walkers and pub lunch-lovers can still be found making ...
Final decision to be made on planned huge 170-bed retirement village for Knowle
Campaigners against a massive new Knowle retirement village providing 170 care units for the elderly look set for ...
The DWP plan that would see these PIP claimants getting their payments stopped
The majority of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims are for psychiatric illnesses, accounting for 1.4 million (38 per ...
Dry January warning as experts urge against common mistake when month ends
If you've managed to avoid alcohol for the majority of January, you might be feeling smug about the benefits that you're ...
Midlands towns and cities with some of the highest benefit claimant rates in the country
Midlands towns and cities have some of the highest benefit claimant rates in the UK, latest figures have shown. As many as ...
I visited Birmingham road where the side of your street determines if your bins are emptied
It's a suburb where three council borders collide. One side of Hagley Road West falls under Birmingham, the other Sandwell.
The reality of life on benefits as claimants speak out on cost of living crisis
Eviction and the minefield of claiming benefits are just two problems facing people in poverty in the cost of living crisis ...