All news on the topic: Benefits

If you claim Universal Credit you will be given an Online Journal account - so here we explain how to log into your Universal Credit account and what else you can do through it

In the latest newsletter from Martin Lewis and the Money Saving Expert team, people who earn less than £60,000 have been urged to carry out a simple ten-minute check to see if they're missing out on any cash

Around £19billion worth of benefits are going unclaimed every year and contrary to popular belief even people earning as much as £60,000 are entitled to some of them

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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) isn’t means-tested so it doesn’t matter how much you’re earning, or how much you have in savings - but do you become eligible for a cost of living payment if you’re claiming it?

We explain the working rules when you claim Universal Credit and exactly how it can impact the amount of Universal Credit you can get each month

Benefits will be paid early for some people this week - but being paid early does mean you need to make your money last, as you’ll have a longer wait until your next payment

There are rules when claiming Child Benefit and sometimes parents are not aware of them and are caught out - which causes their benefit payments to stop

Some low income households were found to be missing out on £4,000 worth of support each year

Child Benefit can give parents an extra few hundred pounds every year, however, some are at risk of actually losing money if they claim - Mirror Money explains everything you need to know

Universal Credit payments were increased by 10.1% on April 10, but some people are yet to see a rise in their benefit payments - Mirror Money explains why this is and when you should expect to see the rise

PIP is a disability benefit and is given to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities

There is a bank holiday coming up in early May - and if you’re due a benefit payment on a bank holiday, you normally get paid on the previous working day

Mirror money editor Levi Winchester runs through all the big financial changes and announcements coming up in May and how they affect your wallet - from benefits to your Tesco shop

When you reach state pension age, some of your existing benefits will stop - but you may become eligible for different payments instead to help if you have low income in retirement

People in Alaska are bearing the brunt of a shocking backlog that means they are having to wait for a key food stamp benefit. One person said that people are 'struggling and having to make choices of getting food or getting heating fuel'

If you claim Tax Credits then you will need to renew your claim each year, if you don't you risk having your benefits stopped

The next cost of living payment, worth £301 and the first instalment of the £900 cost of living payment, is hitting back accounts from today - but what other help is coming?

The first of three cost of living payments worth a total of £900 will start to be paid out from tomorrow - and around eight million people will see this cash

The £301 cash payment is the first of three instalments that will make up the £900 cost of living cash over the next year - see who is eligible for the help and when it will arrive

The money is the first of three instalments that make up the £900 cost of living payment - but not everyone will qualify for the cost of living cash from today (Tuesday April 25)

The money is the first of three instalments that make up the £900 cost of living payment, designed to help those on certain means-tested benefits cope with rising bills

The first cost of living payment, due to be paid between April 25 and May 17, will be £301 and is given to people claiming certain DWP and HMRC benefits

Martin Lewis explained that people claiming certain benefits, such as Universal Credit, from now would likely end up eligible to receive the second and third cost of living payments

The warning comes as many benefit claimants may decide to go away for an extended break over the Easter period, upcoming Bank Holidays, or summer holidays