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DVSA and other staff will also walk out on dates in the coming weeks

After industrial action by nurses and railway workers in recent days, here is a list of some of the strikes coming up between now and February.

Eight million households will get the £900 payment between April 2023 and March 2024, which won't be sent all at once

It is said that more than eight million households on means-tested benefits will receive the support. In a written response on December 2, DWP Minister Mims Davies MP, confirmed that legislation for the 2023/24 cost of living payments will be brought forward “in due course”.

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.

DWP’s Personal Independence Payments to rise by 10.1 per cent from next April to help recipients weather the ever-worsening cost of living crisis

Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills as the weather gets colder

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

Many people will receive benefit payments early over Christmas and New Year

Millions will receive the payment next year and it's even more than this year's cost of living package

When you claim Universal Credit or another Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit you could also be able to claim a significant amount of other freebies and discounts.