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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outlines plans to make £1.4 trillion in pension schemes work better for savers and the wider economy
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Eligible tax credits only customers will automatically receive a Cost of Living payment.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Dr Simon Thurley as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Mukesh Sharma has been reappointed as Northern Ireland Trustee.
New powers for the Child Maintenance Service to recover cash from non-paying parents faster.
From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299.
Reporting an aircraft accident or serious incident on Wednesday 31 January 2024 between approximately 1000-1400 UK local time.
New method reduces the time taken for APHA to report results to livestock keepers from up to 22 weeks to three weeks
Families struggling with energy bills are being urged to speak to their council for Household Support Fund help.
Eligible low income households urged to make sure they get £150 in Warm Home Discount before 29 February.
Around 1.6 million private renters are set to receive a substantial boost to their housing support in April, as the Government lays legislation to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA).
Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time.
11.9 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments – worth over £4.8 billion – have been made to pensioners across the UK over the past month
Around 8 million eligible households across the UK are set to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment in February, as the Government unveiled its plans to reward work, reform welfare and grow the economy.
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of over 600,000 pensioners in Wales for the second year running.
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running.
The number of 50PLUS Champions helping older workers into work has been doubled in Jobcentres up and down the country, the Minister for Employment has announced.
New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work.
Tax credits customers will receive the autumn Cost of Living Payment between 10 and 19 November 2023.
99% of households already eligible for the second Cost of Living Payment have been directly paid £300 by the Government.
Bereaved parents who lost their partner between 9 April 2001 and 8 February 2023 may be eligible for a backdated government payment even if they no longer have dependent children.
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