All news on the topic: Benefits

Nearly six million people across the UK claim the means-tested benefit, according to the latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

The money is made up of the annual Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 depending on your circumstances, plus a £300 pensioner cost of living payment, and is expected from this November

PIP is paid to people who have long term mental or physical health conditions or disabilities and as of 2023 around three million people in the UK claim it

The Universal Credit increase comes into effect on the first Monday after the new tax year starts which for 2023 is Monday, April 10

From April 10, millions of Brits on benefits and Universal Credit will receive a payment boost to keep in line with September's inflation rate of 10.1% - read the full list here

If you claim benefits and are struggling to pay off an energy debt, then you can have a fixed amount deducted directly from your benefits payments to go towards repaying it

The Child Poverty Action Group said the controversial cap has played a big role in rising child poverty - but do you think the policy should be scrapped?

If you were due to receive a benefit normally on Good Friday or Easter Monday, then it is likely you would have been paid today instead as this is the last working day before Easter

Six years after the controversial policy - one of ex-Chancellor George Osborne's austerity measures - was first rolled out, a Child Poverty Action Group survey shows families struggling to pay food and energy

The dates for this payment are for those who claim Tax Credits from HMRC and no other Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits - here is everything you need to know

There are rules and regulations around the payments and you should be aware of them if you are expecting to get a Cost of Living payment over the next year

If your benefit payment date falls on a bank holiday date, you will likely be paid earlier than usual - but this means you'll have to make your money last longer

The DWP says the extension of the Support for Mortgage Interest loan will now a further 200,000 people with the rising cost of housing

Kellie Radcliffe was left with just £20 to live on after she hurt herself trying to do a good deed after trying to help an elderly woman who had fallen over outside her home

It seems like pretty much everything is set to get a little bit more expensive in April which makes it very hard to long for the Spring, Mirror Money has compiled a full list of the confirmed rises, alongside the speculated

A payment of £150 is planned to be given this summer to those on disability benefits and one was given to this group of people last September to help with the rising cost of living

Around two million people still claim "legacy benefits" in the UK which include benefits such as working tax credit, income support, income-based job seekers allowance (JSA), and housing benefit

The DWP says the online application service is currently only being offered to 60 new claimants each day who call the PIP phone line to start their application

The first Cost of Living payment will land in those who are eligible's bank accounts from April 25 and the money should arrive by May 17

As confirmed in the Chancellor's Autumn statement last year, benefits, payments and the state pension will rise by 10.1% from April

Amber O'Donnell, 24, was forced into finding a very different way of paying her bills but took inspiration from Marcus Rashford and when the money started coming in, she wanted to help others

Yesterday, the Government announced the payment date of the first instalment of the £900 cost of living payment which is to start to be paid to those eligible on April 25 and Martin Lewis shared this update with his followers

The Winter Fuel Payment is worth up to £300 normally but this year, eligible recipients will also get an extra £300 on top through the Pensioner Cost of Living payment

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the £301 will be sent to eligible households between April 25 and May 17, with the qualifying window also confirmed

People in their final year of life will be able to get fast-tracked access to Personal Independent Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) from April 3