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Up to 880,000 households across the UK may be missing out on support worth on average over £3,900 a year. Read more about claiming for yourself or a loved one.
From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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 around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running.
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.
More than six million disabled people across the UK are set to receive a £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment from today.
Minister for Pensions Laura Trott is today calling on pensioners to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit ahead of the launch of a new “Invitation to Claim” trial.
More than six million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment from 20 June.
From Monday next week those arriving from Sudan, including UK nationals and those with a valid UK immigration status, will be exempt from residency tests to ensure they can access benefits, social housing, and homelessness a…
99% of households initially eligible through DWP will have been directly paid £301 by the government by end of today (3 May 2023).
The Minister for Employment has written to SSAC responding to points raised about The Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2021.
New legislation enables vital financial support to be accessed earlier, helping provide financial peace of mind.
11.6 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments have been made to pensioners across the UK so far this winter.
Over 8 million households are set to receive an additional £324 as part of the government’s Cost of Living support package.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Letters in respect of a ministerial direction concerning the treatment of Historical Institutional Abuse payments in means-tested benefits.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Fast-tracked access to benefits will be extended to more people diagnosed with a terminal illness, increasing the support for those nearing the end of their lives.
Correspondence between SSAC and the minister for Welfare Delivery about The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
Observations and recommendations on the department’s emergency response to COVID-19.
The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made an oral statement to Parliament about the DWP's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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