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Families ready to scale back Christmas celebrations by shopping at cheaper supermarkets and even charging guests

Half of UK homes are planning cheaper festivities as budgets are stretched to the limit with the cost of Christmas dinner soaring

Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants warned as January benefit could be cut

Working people who claim Universal Credit are urged to check this month's wages

Liverpool Echo

Millions to get £815 a month as DWP confirms state pension rates for 2023

The triple lock will be retained meaning millions of pensioners will see their payments go up

Wales Online

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Greater Manchester postcodes due second DWP Cold Weather Payment as cold snap continues

People eligible for cold weather payments get £25 for each seven-day period of very cold weather over the winter months

Manchester Evening News

Sunderland factory workers feel 'insulted' after being offered pot noodle as 'free hot meal'

Faltec Europe is offering employees pot noodles, porridge pots and pasta pots as an 'act of kindness' during the cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live

Gordon Brown's heartbreaking plea for DWP to stop benefits raid on 2million Brits

Writing in the Mirror, ex-PM Gordon Brown warns that toothpaste, nappies and toilet rolls are becoming 'luxury goods' for many families because they are being pushed into destitution by the Tory Government

Daily Mirror

Warning as Christmas posting deadlines brought forward over Royal Mail strikes

Send your cards as soon as possible to avoid delays as last posting dates have been changed

Chronicle Live

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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

DWP warns eligible pensioners they have until Sunday to claim £324 cost of living cash

Retirees have until Sunday (Dec 18) to backdate a claim for Pension Credit covering the qualifying period for the Cost of Living Payment - which would make them eligible for £324

Nottingham Post

The DWP has become Britain’s biggest debt collector. Surely during an energy crisis it should press pause

Deductions to universal credit loans and bills will cause destitution as families struggle to keep up with fuel payments, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

DWP PIP claimants could get rise of more than £690 from April 2023

An increase was announced by the Chancellor

Nottingham Post

Scottish oil worker dies and another injured in Middle East rig platform tragedy

Colleagues on the platform reportedly said the dead man was discovered in a cabin with fatal injuries on Monday night. Another man, also believed to be Scottish, was injured during the incident.

Edinburgh Live

North East postcodes now due two DWP Cold Weather Payments

Homes in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland and County Durham are among those due two £25 payments

Chronicle Live

DWP Christmas payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP, ESA

The payment dates can change during the festive season

Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool Echo

Woman's 'game changer' hack to stop you slipping on ice

The hack has been viewed more than 1.1million times

Daily Mirror

'Government's treatment of disabled people at Christmas is frankly Dickensian'

When it was introduced fifty years ago, the £10 Christmas bonus from the DWP was calculated as enough to feed a family at Christmas with all the trimmings, nowadays you’ve got no chance

Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants urged to check Christmas pay to avoid benefits cut

If you're claiming Universal Credit, you could miss out on your payment as an early wage in December can register as a higher salary

Daily Mirror

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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Birmingham Post

Latest official jobless figures from the East Midlands

Signs that the jobs market is turning as the UK heads for an expected recession

Leeds Live

DWP legacy benefit claimants could get £774 payment in landmark move

The DWP have been taken to court over their £20 Universal Credit 'top up', which was not offered to those on 'legacy' benefits.

The Independent UK

When are the state pension and benefits Christmas payment dates?

Festive season to bring slight disruption to usual schedule to accommodate bank holidays

Edinburgh Live

The DWP Christmas bonus - who is eligible, when it will be paid and how to apply

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are providing a Christmas Bonus for people on certain benefits amid the cost of living crisis - here is a guide on who is eligible for it.

Glasgow Live

DWP confirms Christmas and New Year payment dates 2022 for those living in Scotland - full list

The DWP (Department for Working Pension) has confirmed the date changes for payments this Christmas as well as across the New Year period. Here's what you should know.

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.

Wales Online

Every postcode to get DWP cold weather payment as freezing temperatures continue

With temperatures dropping as far as minus 15C thousands of families and individuals will qualify for the £25 payment

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