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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it is extending the “Help to Claim” scheme with an extra £22million investment to keep the scheme going

PIP is given to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities and around three million people currently claim it in the UK

Jodey Whiting died in February 2017 after her disability benefit was stopped. Her mother Joy Dove took her fight for a new inquest to the Court of Appeal - and it has now been granted

Between April 2022 and February 2023, the DWP made payments to over 4,000 people which equates to

Hunt told parliament on Wednesday that he was delivering a budget for "growth" and a lot of measures aimed to get people back into work

The Chancellor shared his "Back to Work" plan in the Spring Budget today announcing that the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for benefits will be scrapped

The Chancellor has pre-announced a series of key measures which aim to boost the UK workforce, which he argues will encourage growth that could allow for tax cuts later on

If you’re on a higher income, you could face having to pay the High Income Child Benefit (HICB) tax charge - here is everything you need to be aware of to avoid a fine

GMB general secretary Gary Smith called on the Government to look at how President Joe Biden is planning to boost American manufacturing by switching to green power

Mirror columnist Eva Simpson hits out at Michael Gove's disgraceful idea to take away benefits from already struggling parents if their child plays truant from school

Tory Cabinet minister Michael Gove warned the government could revive plans to penalise families, but teaching unions said targeting benefit payments would just end up hurting children

If you’re due a benefit payment on one of the two Easter bank holiday days, you may find you get paid on a different date - here is everything you need to know

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said around 825,000 people could miss out on the payments because they earn "slightly" more than what you can to get Universal Credit

Kathy Ford had been with Keith Hepplewhite for 20 years, raising two sons but she found herself with with no job, no income and no access to Bereavement Support when he died

The £900 Cost of Living payment will be paid to around eight million households who are claiming benefits with the first instalment wroth £301 will be paid at some point this Spring

Three estimates that around 4.2million people across the UK could be eligible to sign up for its new social tariff which costs only £12 a month and offers unlimited data, calls and texts, and 5G

The DWP mistakenly told the mum of two that her Universal Credit payments were accurate multiple times and due to this, the High Court ruled that the claimant did not need to pay over £8,000 back

Currently, those on Universal Credit looking for work usually meet work coaches once a week for the first three months, then every two weeks after this point however the DWP may introduce new rules which will change this

Cohabiting parents with dependent children can now apply for Bereavement Support Payment - previously, this help was only available to parents who were married or in a civil partnership

The dad of two told the Money Saving Expert that he and his partner have eight-month-old twins and are currently facing a staggering £3,000 a month bill for childcare

EU citizens who claimed benefits before Brexit but were refused a citizens status may have to pay the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) money back due to an data error by the Home Office

With the Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland, the number of discounts that can be given by an energy supplier is limited so it works on a first come first serve basis

The rule change will see the so-called Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) increased from 12 hours to 15 hours and this will affect some 120,000 people claiming Universal Credit

Millions of people get a monthly boost to their income from Universal Credit - however, sometimes these payments can be reduced or even stopped and it's important you know why

The Government has announced there will be more cost of living payments coming this year - here's what we know so far and when payments are expected to drop