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The update was shared in a written response to a question from Labour and Co-operative Party MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle who asked what steps the DWP is taking to reduce waiting times for PIP assessments

Cold Weather Payments have been triggered for a second time in eleven postcode districts in Cumbria, meaning eligible households will get £50 this winter

With disabled Brits some of the worst affected by the cost of living crisis it's important to know where you can save money - here we have listed a few discounts people who claim PIP may be eligible for

It affects anyone who has previously received a “migration notice“ with a deadline date to move to Universal Credit between today, December 11, 2023, and January 5, 2024

The benefit cap, which is a limit on the total amount households can claim, is not being raised next April - and at the same time, benefit payments are set to rise by 6.7%

Additional payments from the Department for Work and Pensions could be on the way this Christmas, with a code to look out for revealed if one of 21 benefits are claimed

State Pension cash is sent out at different times over Christmas and New Year due to the different working days of banks and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices

The DWP has urged pensioners across the country to put in a claim for Pension Credit as if they do so before midnight tonight, they may be eligible for the £300 cost of living payment

People may think loud snoring is just plain annoying, but it is a common symptom of a health issue that needs proper treating. If this is also affecting your ability to perform basic daily tasks, you may be eligible for financial supporty

As the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) doesn't make benefit payments on bank holidays, if you are due cash on the festive bank holidays this month then you will be paid your benefit early

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the “right to strike has to be balanced with the right of the British public to be able to go about their lives without suffering completely undue disruption”

n the recent Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 8.5% from April 2024 and the increase will give pensioners an extra £900 over the 2024/25

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

The DWP are currently in the process of being granted new powers to inspect the bank accounts of benefit claimants in a bid to reduce fraud in the benefits system

DWP is accused of being 'asleep at the switch' as mistakes with National Insurance records led to huge errors with payments of the State Pension over several years

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

Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey looks at how much the 'penny pinching' government are paying out this Christmas and what you can actually buy from the cheapest supermarkets for just £10

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 average Pension Credit award is worth over £3,900 per year and as well as this if pensioners put in a successful claim before December 10 then they will also get the £300 cost of living payment too

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are triggered when the temperature where you live is recorded at, or are forecast to be, below freezing for seven consecutive days

The DWP previously announced that a large number of women who reached state pension age before April 2016 had been underpaid their state pension