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The Latest Breaking News from DWP

Cost of living payments qualifying details made clearer

More than eight million households in the UK will receive the support, to be paid over winter 2023/24

Wales Online

DWP brand union's demands 'unaffordable' at city job centres

Strike action is looming by members of the PCS Union later this month

Liverpool Echo

DWP legacy claimants can live stream court appeal on backdated £1,500 Universal Credit payments

The challenge has been taking place in the Court of Appeal. It could set a precedent for everyone who missed out on the uplift during the Covid pandemic

Nottingham Post

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Christmas Bank Holidays - how benefit payments will be affected

People entitled to benefits this Christmas may find their payments falling on a different date thanks to the bank holidays

Chronicle Live

People claiming benefits may be eligible for free driving lessons through their local Jobcentre

Each request for financial support for driving lessons is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Daily Record

Full list of one-off payments for parents and households due to be issued before New Year

Make sure you know exactly what money you are due this month and when to expect it.

Daily Record

How are PIP rates changing in 2023?

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

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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

DWP loans worth up to £812 for people claiming certain benefits could be paid out before Christmas

An application decision could be received by email or text in as little as seven days.

Daily Record

The benefits that won’t be increasing next April

Most rates will rise in line with inflation but some will remain as they are now

Wales Online

DWP commissions new research into experiences of people claiming and receiving Carer’s Allowance

People must provide at least 35 hours of unpaid care each week to receive £69.70 from DWP.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis warns that microwaves or air fryers may not always be cheaper than using the oven

The financial expert advised listeners of his podcast to check which method is best for the meal they're cooking by using a handy equation

Chronicle Live

Eligibility for new £900 cost of living payment to be published by DWP in ‘due course’

DWP has not yet announced the qualifying period for the 2023/24 payments.

Daily Record

People on legacy benefits can watch court livestream of appeal over backdated £1,500 Universal Credit payments

The challenge was heard by the Court of Appeal on December 7, 2022.

Daily Record

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Liverpool Echo

Good Morning Britain Martin Lewis says people could get DWP boost as temperatures plunge

The financial guru stepped in as Alex Beresford issued a bleak weather forecast

Daily Record

DWP urges older people with weekly income of less than £182 to claim £3,300 annual boost

Successful new claims for Pension Credit received by December 18 will qualify for the £324 cost of living payment.

Wales Online

All of the major strikes in the run up to Christmas and the New Year

Workers up and down the country are taking industrial action

The Independent UK

Major strikes scheduled for weeks over Christmas and into January

Here are some of the strikes or ballots planned.

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Chronicle Live

DWP staff to strike over Christmas - what does that mean for your festive payments?

More than 200 staff members in three Liverpool and one in Doncaster will walk out for two weeks

Daily Mirror

DWP issuing £150 PIP payments to people with these 24 respiratory conditions

The Personal Independence Payment benefit is paid out by the DWP to people with disabilities or long-term health conditions such as cystic fibrosis, emphysema and COPD

Nottingham Post

DWP PIP message after claimants report they hadn't been paid to Martin Lewis

The payment is paid every four weeks. But many people across the country said they hadn't been paid on time - and the DWP issued an apology over the disruption

Glasgow Live

DWP shares important £900 cost of living payment eligibility details for 2023

The new cost of living support package is worth £26 billion and includes payments for people on disability benefits, pensioner households and those on means-tested benefits.

Wales Online

DWP Christmas bonus will arrive with millions of benefits claimants this week

The DWP has begun sending out the money to eligible claimants this week ahead of the festive period

Nottingham Post

4 main Strep A symptoms parents urged to look out for

The Government has confirmed there were 851 cases reported in the week to November 20 compared to an average of 186 for the preceding years

Manchester Evening News

DWP Cold Weather Payments eligibility and when you get them

As temperatures begin to plummet, there's a chance you could receive some extra cash from the government

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