Department for Work and Pensions

The true depth of child poverty is worse than free school meals data suggests

Concerns raised over the dire state of child poverty in England

A member of the public walks through the snow in Victoria Park in Glasgow in February 2021 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Cold Weather Payment: eligibility - and how to claim extra winter cash

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

PM says ‘every pensioner’ will be better off despite Winter Fuel Payment cut

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Families eligible for £500 support payment - with hours left to apply

Thousands are eligible for a £500 support payment - but deadlines near

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Household Support Fund decision looms as September deadline nears

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Thousands of UK households to receive up to £600 in government support

Rachel Reeves on her trip to North America. Credit: Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury

Pension schemes to be rated red, amber or green in plans to improve transparency

1000s of households to get direct cost-of-living payments up to £500

Library image of a Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) protest. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Waspi women warned about websites saying they can claim compensation

Library image of campaigners for Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (Waspis) gathering at the statue of political activist Mary Barbour, the woman who led rent strikes during the First World War, in Govan, Glasgow, to mark International Women's Day. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Women who lost out in state pension age change owed compensation, says ombudsman

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

People walk near the Jobcentre in Westminster.

DWP warning over Universal Credit changes coming in October

Capita has slipped to a loss as it said a cyber attack which rocked the firm earlier this year could cost it up to £25m. (Library photo of the stock exchange by PA)

Capita drops to loss as outsourcer flags up to £25m in cyber attack costs

Capita has slipped to a loss as it said a cyber attack which rocked the firm earlier this year could cost it up to £25m.

Greg Wright

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants are to be affected by new rules that have been introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week.

Universal Credit rule change launches this week - are you affected?

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200-year-old Yorkshire pub could be converted to cafe and flats

Around six million people are set to receive a £150 cost of living payment- here’s what you need to know and how to check if you’re eligible for the cash boost.

Millions to receive £150 cost of living payment soon - am I eligible?

Parents claiming Universal Credit will receive hundreds of pounds more from the end of June.

Parents claiming Universal Credit to receive £100s more in shake-up

More than six million households will be eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, with the money set to start hitting bank accounts from next month.

Exact date six million people will get £150 cost of living payment

Thousands of households are being urged to check if they are missing out on Pension Credit, which automatically triggers eligiblity for the cost of living payment and could make you up to £3,500 better off per year.

Days left for thousands of households to apply for cost of living cash

'During the pandemic, political and press attacks on benefit claimants – which had become increasingly strident over the previous decade - largely stopped'. PIC: PA

Demonisation of the poor shows how we are failing as a society - Stewart Lansley

A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster.

Thousands could miss out on £301 cost of living payment - here’s why

The Trust runs foodbanks across the region including Leeds, York and Hull.

Foodbank handouts for people in poverty in Yorkshire shoot up over a quarter

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today

Around eight million people across the UK will be getting the £900 cost of living payment over the next year, but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment

 Millions of people will get the cost of living payment paid into their accounts between April and May - but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Sophie Wills

Women against state pension inequality (WASPI) protest outside the Houses of Parliament in 2019. Picture by Isabel Infantes via Getty Images

WASPI campaign group hails 'milestone' victory in fight for pension compensation

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended

PIP designed to improve the quality of life of those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions and could be an additional boost for many especially during the cost of living crisis.

The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to £156 a week

Holly Lynch is Labour MP for Halifax. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Bed poverty is a growing issue that we must get a grip of - Holly Lynch

One pound coins and notes. (Pic credit: Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire)

Low income cost of living payment 2023: How to get your £1,350 gov support

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023

The Department for Work and Pensions is hiring more workers in Sheffield

DWP advertising 60 new jobs in Sheffield as Doncaster closure moves forward

The next cost of living payments will start being paid out from today. Photo credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

This is when the next cost of living payments will start being paid

The second cost of living payment is due to land in account from November 8.

DWP confirm when second instalment of £324 will be paid this autumn

There’s nothing in life that’s so bad that the scammers can’t capitalise on it and make it even worse, says Sarah Coles

How to protect your family from the cost-of-living scammers - Sarah Coles

How Universal Credit is affected by August bank holiday - and when you will be p...

Households will receive the money in two instalments, with an initial payment of £326, the Department for Work and Pensions has announced.

Exact date people will get the first part of a £650 cost of living payment

Martin Lewis pensioners that are due a payment could receive as much as £3,300 per year (Photo: ITV)

Warning 850,000 households missing out on up £3,300 per year

New Winter Fuel Payment rates for 2022 as millions to get cash boost

Gas prices have been driven up because Russia is a key producer of the fossil fuel (image: Adobe)

Households that claim benefits to have automatic energy bill hikes frozen

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns

Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate

Boris Johnson pictured hosting Christmas quiz during Covid restrictions last yea...

Around 500,000 workers who claim Universal Credit are estimated to be in line to benefit before Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

Tens of thousands of married women, widows and the over 80s have been underpaid, with arrears in some cases exceeding £100,000, according to the former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb.

Creaking IT systems and human error must not cause pension misery -Greg Wright

Library image of WASPI campaigners Picture; The WASPI Campaign

Ombudsman's ruling provides vindication for WASPI campaigners - Greg Wright

Nationally up to £11m of funding from the Department for Work and Pensions has been made available to help parents address the root causes of their conflict including substance misuse, unemployment or trauma from their own upbringing. Photo credit: PA

Baroness Stedman-Scott praises the 'Leeds heroes' helping tackle family conflict

Payments from the DWP have been brought forward due to the bank holiday (Getty Images)

This is when benefit payments will be made over the May bank holiday

Wykeland Group Development Surveyor Tom Watson, right, with Sean Carrison, Managing Director of Kingston Cleaning Services, outside Hull’s former M&S store, which is owned by Wykeland. They are pictured during a programme of cleaning works Wykeland carried out on landmark buildings it owns in Hull city centre earlier this year.

Former Marks & Spencer store in Hull to become temporary job centre

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Exclusive: Government departments commit to new 'ministerial presence' in Leeds

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the UK economy, with unemployment rising to a five-year high in the three months to December.

Which age groups have been hardest hit by the coronavirus jobs crisis?

Under the government’s rules, you can inherit a proportion of the additional state pension your spouse had built up while they were alive.

Gareth Shaw: Will I be able to access my late husband’s pension?

Pension fears

How to access the state pension of a deceased partner - Gareth Shaw

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