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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

The work and pensions secretary Mel Stride confirmed that the DWP would be taking a “rigorous approach” to monitoring benefit claimants' progress in seeking work

The Government is currently moving Tax Credit claimants over to Universal Credit with the plan to scrap the legacy benefit for good in the future

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

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"

The Mirror has rounded up the five DWP payments set to be paid in December and explained who will be eligible for them, the criteria, and when people should expect the cash to be paid into their acocunts

The DWP shared a post on social media urging people over the state pension age to put in a claim for Pension Credit before December 10 next month

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.

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?

Today Jeremy Hunt said people signing off work sick were a “waste of potential” and that it was “morally wrong” that 100,000 people were on benefits without having to look for work

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

Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to £201.05, or to £306.85 if you’re in a couple- but as well as giving you extra cash, Pension Credit also unlocks other perks

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

The major shake-up could see benefit claimants having their bank accounts checked every month by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to ensure they're not "lying" about savings

The Department for Work and Pensions offers a variety of benefits but Attendance Allowance remains significantly underclaimed - with UK households told to see whether they're eligible

The final payment date for the £300 payment is today (November 19) and if you have not received your payment by midnight tonight - then you will need to take action

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

The DWP want to scrap specific parts of the work capability assessment that are designed to help those who are too sick or disabled to work

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

Once again, the Government is trialling brutal disability cuts - this time, as a way of paying for vote-winning tax cuts in 2024, but the vulnerable will suffer badly

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 Scottish Government has recently launched a consultation on its plans to replace the £300 payment with the "like for like" Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) next winter