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New Year Honours: Local heroes including Gee Walker and Marie McCourt honoured

The full list of people from Merseyside honoured this year

Liverpool Echo

Face-to-face support for benefit applications available in every local council area across Scotland

Telephone and video call appointments to help with benefit claims are also available.

Daily Record

'Shame on Scrooge Tories for scandalous Universal Credit raid on those who need it most'

The Department for Work and Pensions deducting an average of £62 from 2.1 million struggling households in a single month is the latest Tory scam on those who need it most

Daily Mirror

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How DWP strikes affect Universal Credit and other benefits claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions said it believes payments won't be delayed - but the public and Commercial Services union say the strikes will impact some benefits claimants

Nottingham Post

DWP update to millions who could be eligible to £3,500 Pension Credit

Department for Work and Pensions is to write to 11 million in 2023 to highlight the benefit which is aimed at the poorest

Nottingham Post

Brexit and Covid led to exodus of 500,000 from workforce ‘putting economy at risk’

Britain’s labour outlook ‘bleak’, finds report by senior peers

The Independent UK

Early retirement after Covid pandemic is 'biggest cause of UK labour shortages'

A report suggests that the pandemic caused a rise in early retirements

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Early retirement ‘biggest cause’ of labour shortages, warns Lords committee

The committee said the labour outlook for the UK was ‘bleak’.

The Independent UK

DWP full list of money being paid out at Christmas 2022 to help with bills and food

Cash boosts are due to land into bank accounts before the start 2023

Liverpool Echo

Eligibility for DWP Cold Weather Payments, how to claim and will there be a second payment

Payments are designed to help them pay for heating when the temperature dips below freezing

Nottingham Post

DWP issues update on £900 cost of living payment and who will qualify

More than eight million households on means-tested benefits will now receive the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cost of living payment next year, worth £900.

Glasgow Live

Winter Heating Payment in Scotland and who is eligible for £50 cash boost

The Winter Heating Payment has replaced the Cold Weather Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Scotland, and has the same eligibility requirements.

Edinburgh Live

The dates that three DWP payments will land in bank accounts this month

Child Benefit Payments, Tax Credits and Universal Credit are three payments delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC that have different payment dates this month.

Glasgow Live

Universal Credit and other DWP benefits will be paid on a different day next week

December this year has several bank holidays which means the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be paying benefits out on a different day than it usually would

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Edinburgh Live

DWP confirms Christmas benefit payment dates as changes set in place

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have announced the confirmed changes to certain benefit payment dates, as some were scheduled to drop into banks on Boxing Day.

Nottingham Post

DWP issues 6 day warning to claim extra £324 Cost of Living payment

The Department for Work and Pensions urged eligible claimants not to miss out

Glasgow Live

DWP shares new payment rates for 2023 for Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have also confirmed the new thresholds and rates for Tax Credits and Child Benefit.

Glasgow Live

Carer's Allowance claimants to be paid extra £245 this week in lead up to Christmas

Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra £245 payment for people in Scotland who get Carer's Allowance on a particular date, and is paid twice a year to claimants.

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Nottingham Post

DWP Universal Credit claimants could be due refunds on some deductions over 7-year period

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed claimants can now request reviews. Applications will begin this month and you will need to provide evidence to support your claim

Glasgow Live

State Pension backpay as married and widowed woman could be due over £10,000

People who are over the State Pension age could be due money, according to the latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). And whilst woman are mostly affected, it should be noted that men are too.

The Independent UK

Review into state pension age ‘considering cost and intergenerational fairness’

Mel Stride said the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s review is expected by May but refused to be drawn on any decisions.

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of thousands of people still owed money back from DWP after state pension errors

The Department for Work and Pensions has made mistakes meaning hundreds of thousands of people are paid less state pension than they deserve, and now the refunds are falling behind

Liverpool Echo

500,000 pensioners to miss out on 10.1% State Pension increase

Half a million people living outside the UK are trapped on frozen state pensions

Wales Online

Why you might not have had your £324 cost of living payment yet

Millions have already received their money but some have yet to see it drop into their accounts

Manchester Evening News

Millions to get DWP Christmas bonus payment at start of next month

The Department for Work and Pensions will begin to issue its Christmas bonus payments in December

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