If you get a text about an ‘Energy Support Scheme’, it is a scam.” The DWP then urged those who receive the text to forward it on to the Government’s scam reporting phone number, 60599.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has urged people to "be aware" of a scam text message that is claiming to be from the government financial department. Millions of people encounter ...

Joy Dove, whose daughter Jodey Whiting took her own life after the DWP mistakenly cut her benefits, has warned that further welfare cuts will be 'tantamount to more deaths' ...

Pensioners have been warned to watch out for scam texts about the Winter Fuel Payment changes after Labour confirmed millions more will be able to receive it this year.. Eligibility for the ...

Scam text messages are being sent out to people offering support with energy bills, according to the DWP. Posting to X and Facebook, the department offered advice on June 5, the Liverpool Echo ...

A text message claiming to be from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is circulating in Northern Ireland. The scam message claims to relate to "an application for the Winter Heating ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an alert to people about a scam. DWP is responsible for administering social security, pensions, and child maintenance policies, it also ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a scam warning for people posing as it. In a message posted on social media, the DWP urged people across the UK to "be aware" of text messages ...

DWP; DWP sending letters to households telling them benefit being scrapped forever Claimants urged to look out for important letters which could arrive at any time. Comments. News.

In a written response, DWP Minister Andrew Western, explained new measures being introduced to “prevent fraud entering the system based on the types of cases and trends we have seen”.This ...

DWP urgent warning as people have money taken from accounts The public has been urged to report suspicious text messages, as scammers are targeting people who need support to pay their energy bills ...

Pensioners have received urgent letters from the DWP as as their benefits are being phased out. Tax Credits ended on April 5, 2025, the first of this year's legacy benefit closures.