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DWP tells benefit claimants to report changes that could increase payments

Neil Couling, DWP Director General for Services and Fraud, acknowledged that some claimants were reluctant to report changes because they feared losing money.

Birmingham Live · 12 min ago

Andy Burnham bringing back popular £100 payments for millions of households

Similar payments were previously scrapped by the Conservatives

Birmingham Live · 24 min ago

Gun and machetes found in Birmingham street after trouble nearby

A live gun and a number of other deadly weapons were found in a city street after violent trouble erupted late at night

Birmingham Live · 48 min ago

New restaurant plans move into Birmingham's Chinatown in former betting shop

A restauranteur "is keen to obtain the site for a new restaurant", according to plans submitted to Birmingham City Council

Birmingham Live · 1 hr ago

Santander is giving some customers £240 bonus in time for Christmas

The Current Account Switch Service (CASS) is a free service which allows you to switch current accounts with ease

Birmingham Live · 1 hr ago

HMRC bills 'to double' with new personal allowance update issued

Paragon Bank has found additional rate taxpayers are forecast to face an average Income Tax liability of £6,540 on their savings in 2026-27.

Birmingham Live · 1 hr ago

All the Midland towns facing 'rare' weather phenomenon as snow maps turn orange

Forecasters are predicting the band of cold weather to strike parts of the region next week

Birmingham Live · 1 hr ago

Birmingham's new 'urban quarter' - plans drop for tallest tower, 'walking' park and new shops

The plans for a new neighbourhood with more than a thousand homes, offices and retail and leisure space would see the Martineau Place shopping centre demolished

Birmingham Live · 2 hrs ago

Inside Birmingham Tuesday Club where special friendships help heal a lifetime of loss

Celebrating 40 years of connection, we visited the Birmingham club that has become a lifeline for older people

Birmingham Live · 2 hrs ago

Wolverhampton man jailed six years for grooming girl, 15, on Snapchat

Michael Perks, 34, posed as a 17-year-old named Paul on Snapchat to pressure a teenage girl into sending explicit images

Birmingham Live · 2 hrs ago

Birmingham illegal immigrant involved in 'Devil's Bridge' cocaine racket

Mirjol Bresa, 21, of Hodge Hill, was a 'runner' for the illegal supply operation in Wales while Shaqir Tota, 24, ran it on a phone from his home in Dudley

Birmingham Live · 2 hrs ago

Birmingham fly-tippers warned car could be 'seized and destroyed' at Ward End hotspot

Ahmed Shah Khairizadeh and his wife Adela Alizada, both of Stratford-upon-Avon, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping

Birmingham Live · 2 hrs ago

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