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DWP legacy benefits claimant will not receive £20 uplift as Appeal Court dismisses case

Lawyers argued they faced the same financial pressures as those on Universal Credit so they should have been treated the same

Chronicle Live · Jan 19, 2023

What are cold weather payments and how can I get one?

Cold weather payments are made to vulnerable people, including pensioners, in England and Wales to help them pay for heating

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Time to ban disposable vapes clogging up streets as Record launches campaign

Record View says it is an issue that needs to be dealt with now.

Daily Record · Jan 19, 2023

Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs with Scots office in danger of being hit by cuts

The software giant has become the latest US tech firm to announce hefty staff cuts in the face of an economic downturn.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

Car found torched on Scots footbridge as cops probe 'deliberate fire'

Emergency services raced to the Coltbridge Viaduct over the Water of Leith in Edinburgh after the alarm was raised at around 7pm on Monday.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

'DWP refuse to release reports on disabled deaths amid inhumane assessment system'

Last summer it was revealed that the Department of Works and Pensions, were simply refusing to release reports into the true scale of deaths due to being denied benefits or the recommendations - because the investigations were internal

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

One way to save vulnerable people from energy debts

Letters: The DWP should work with energy companies so those who get certain benefits are helped, writes Martin Motz, while Alan Gough says pre-payment meters should come with a discount

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Lloyds Bank warns customers could lose £642 as online scams increase

Online shopping scams increased by 20% in December last year

Nottingham Post · Jan 18, 2023

DWP in urgent warning over £900 cost of living payment scammers

Officials said that unscrupulous criminals were cynically targeting people to try and get their bank details.

Nottingham Post · Jan 18, 2023

Food prices hit 45-year high despite inflation easing in the UK

The rate of inflation fell in December, mostly triggered by a drop in fuel prices, but food and drink price inflation soared again

Chronicle Live · Jan 18, 2023