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Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are sent out to people on certain benefits when the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days

Tia Ali and her mum Shaima want to help the Young Lives v Cancer charity, backed by the Daily Mirror, to provide families with the support they need this Christmas

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) changed the eligibility rules for bereavement payments earlier this year - but there is a deadline for backdated payments

Millions of Britons could be claiming a tax-free benefit which could add hundreds of pounds to their monthly income from the Department for Work and Pensions

The DWP is currently working on measures to help reduce levels of fraud in the benefits system - one measure would allow the DWP to access information on a claimant's bank account

Last month, Labour MP Sir George Howarth asked the Government if it plans on extending any cost of living payments after this, and the DWP has published a written response

The DWP can hand out £50 fines to those who do not declare overpayments of their benefit meaning Universal Credit claimants should always double-check their monthly payments

The Christmas bonus from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is paid to people on legacy benefits, normally during the first full week of December

The Mirror has rounded up all the key financial dates you need to know for December, including when the DWP Christmas bonus will arrive and a key date for cost of living payments

Cold Weather Payments are awarded when the average temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days - use our map below to see if you're due money

John Griffiths accused Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, of disability discrimination after he was told that the firm's policy does not allow entry for his son's two carers using his season pass

The DWP pays the extra cash at the start of December to those on legacy benefits - but the payment is only worth £10 and has come under criticism from families who called it an "insult"

Daria, 34, is being investigated for the murder of her children after one of her surviving kids spotted a body inside her flat in Russia - before she was turned into police by her mother

Pensioner households will receive both the Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth up to £300 depending on your circumstances, and the £300 pensioner cost of living payment. Payments have already started to be made to some eligible households, the DWP confirmed.

You might be able to claim hundreds of pounds of living support with the governments Household Support Fund - so it’s vital to check your council website to check whether you are eligible

The money is made up of the Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth up to £300 depending on your circumstances, and the £300 pensioner cost of living payment

Mum Danielle Muirhead, 32, from Walton, Liverpool, scammed over £36,000 in Universal Credit, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit after her two youngest children went into care in March 2018

The increase to Universal Credit was confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as part of his Autumn Statement - but exactly how much more will you get as part of your standard allowance?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement today to confirm how much the state pension and some benefits, including Universal Credit, will increase by next April

The third and final cost of living payment will be made in just a few short months, meaning everyone that's eligible will be handed a tasty £299 directly into their bank accounts

The MoneySavingExpert.com founder told viewers of the Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV to check which partner is claiming child benefit to ensure they receive the full state pension amount

If your child is 16 years old, it’s vital to check whether you are still eligible to claim child benefit. If so, you will need to inform HMRC using one of these methods for the payments to continue

The DWP is giving the money and people are being urged to check urgently if they are eligible for the cash, which would be paid into their bank accounts every month

More than 125,000 families in Cabinet ministers' own constituencies will be £23.7million worse off if Chancellor Jeremy Hunt meddles with Universal Credit in Autumn Statement

The Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson said the country's welfare system is 'possibly the meanest in Europe in terms of how it treats the unemployed'