All news on the topic: Benefits

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is rumoured to be considering slashing the welfare bill by around £1.3 billion by not increasing benefits in the usual way

Save the Children UK says the DWP's cost of living payments are being spent on debts and overdue energy bills as they called on the Tories to increase benefits in line with inflation

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled new proposals yesterday as part of the Government's Back to Work Plan - a key part of next week's Autumn Statement - with Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride

The DWP has released its latest figures on benefit sanctions which revealed 138,220 sanctions were dished out between June and August this year across England, Scotland and Wales

The £235 will be paid out by the Scottish equivalent to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - Social Security Scotland - as part of the new Child Winter Heating Payment

According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) latest cost of living crisis tracker survey, nearly half of the two million households said they had to disconnect their fridge or freezer for the first time

Christmas Day (December 25) is on a Monday this year, with Boxing Day (December 26) falling on the Tuesday - then we've got New Year's Day (January 1) on the following Monday

The DWP will be giving out its annual £10 Christmas Bonus again this year - here is everything you need to know about the cash

The changes would be introduced from 2025, according to the BBC, and could mean more people face benefit cuts if they don't follow the new rules

Research by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has shown that an estimated 4.2 million households in the UK are eligible to sign up for a broadband social tariff

Attendance Allowance has been described as being one of the DWP's most underclaimed benefits with around 3.4million people in the UK eligible to claim but not

Households that claim HMRC Tax Credits only will see the £300 cost of living cash arrive in their bank accounts between November 10 and November 19

The DWP has been trialling an online application process for PIP in certain areas of the UK and it has now rolled it out to over 160 postcodes across England

Universal Credit is replacing six older legacy benefits, including Tax Credits, for most people by the end of March 2025 - when it is your turn to move, you'll get a letter in the post

The Government extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance but the deadline to claim us coming soon

A successful claim for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support - up to £691 per month

The DWP is currently working on legislative measures to help reduce levels of fraud, error and debt in the benefits system

Help to Save is a Government savings scheme for low-income earners and offers savers a 50% bonus payment on their savings, up to £1,200, over the course of four years

The DWP is trying to encourage more benefit claimants to address any health-related barriers to getting a job before they claim Universal Credit's £390 LCWRA payment

Financial expert Martin Lewis is telling people to keep their eyes out for a letter from HMRC which could be worth thousands. He's explained what to look out for

The payments are to help pensioners heat their homes during the cost of living crisis and the first payments will be made this week for those eligible

Martin Lewis explained December 10 is the date Pension Credit can be backdated by to receive the £300 cost of living payment - here's who can claim Pension Credit

State pensioners will receive a Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, and an extra £300 pensioner cost of living payment on top of this - meaning some people will get up to £600

A Supreme Court judgment ruled that the DWP got the law wrong when deciding the points PIP claimants could get for the activity of “engaging with other people face to face” during their assessment

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are awarded when the average temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days