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Low income Edinburgh families to get £260 boost this Christmas

Families across Scotland on a low income will get an additional £260 boost this December before schools break up for Christmas to help amid the cost of living crisis

Edinburgh Live

DWP stopped horrified woman's PIP benefits because it thought she had died

Ann Smith, 65, who developed a number of deliberating conditions has said that "this government needs to go, they don't care about any of us", after the DWP "just stopped" her benefits without proof

Daily Mirror

£150 Warm Home Discount opens for British Gas, EDF, Octopus and Shell energy customers in Scotland

Households on certain means-tested benefits may need to apply for the energy bill help this winter.

Daily Record

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Woman whose benefits were stopped called DWP and was told she was dead

Ann's payments were stopped, and the DWP told her she had died in August

Wales Online

DWP announces exact dates PIP Christmas payments will be paid into your bank account

The timing of this year's Christmas bank holidays may result in some disruption to payments, which means some claimants will receive their cash on different dates

Chronicle Live

Woman surprised to be told her vital benefits were being stopped 'because she was dead'

A disabled woman was forced to prove she was alive at a local jobcentre after the DWP told her that they had stopped her benefits because their records showed she was apparently dead

Daily Mirror

Mum asked why her benefits were stopped was told she died in August

Ann Smith, 65, said: "It was news to me"

Liverpool Echo

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DWP urges one million households to claim extra £65 a week

“It is difficult to enrol people automatically on Pension Credit given the data the Government holds"

Nottingham Post

Cost of living £324 DWP payment won't be paid on first day to most people

Most payments will be made from November 9 onwards, with only a 'small number' receiving their money on November 8

Chronicle Live

Kids owed child maintenance could be PENSIONERS by the time it is paid off

It came as unpaid debts across the entire Child Maintenance Service hit a staggering £493million - 6% of all the money ever demanded by single parents in the organisation's 10-year history

Daily Mirror

Sunak must balance the books, but not at the expense of the poor

City comment: The choices facing Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are stark given the perilous state of the public finances

Evening Standard

Channel 4 announces plans for major rebrand on 40th birthday

The overhaul is expected to come into place in spring

Liverpool Echo

Martin Lewis issues urgent Christmas travel advice and how to save money

Returning for another episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show, the MoneySavingExpert founder shared urgent travel advice to those heading home this festive season

Edinburgh Live

DWP could means-test PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits

PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits could all be affected

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Daily Record

Thousands of people in last year of life to have disability benefits fast-tracked by DWP

The rule change will reduce processing times for PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

People on legacy benefits could be due £1,500 back payments following appeal hearing next month

Two million people on older-style benefits missed out on the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift during the pandemic.

Nottingham Post

DWP fails to rule out means-testing PIP and other disability benefits ahead of Autumn Budget

The new boss at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was questioned in the House of Commons

Edinburgh Live

Most 'beautiful' 2022 baby names according to science confirmed

New research has revealed what the most 'beautiful' baby names of 2022 are, according to the theory of linguistics

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Wales Online

All the cost of living payments you can get in November as food inflation soars

Food costs have hit a new record

Edinburgh Live

Pensioners to get £300 DWP cost of living winter boost in next few weeks

People of State Pension age could receive a £300 cost of living boost on top of the annual Winter Fuel Payment — here is a breakdown of eligibility criteria and payment amounts

Daily Record

People of State Pension age could get £300 cost of living payment again next winter

DWP has not made a decision yet on heating bill support for winter 2023/24.

Chronicle Live

DWP fails to rule out means-testing PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits

The Autumn Budget is scheduled to take place on November 17 and questions have been asked about any upcoming changes to disability benefits

Glasgow Live

Glasgow man wins 'unfair' DWP sanction row after missing appointment because of job interview

A man from Glasgow was left out of pocket after he slept in due to his late night preparations for an interview and missed one Job Centre meeting the following day.

Manchester Evening News

Thousands of disabled people in Greater Manchester had their benefits stopped while in hospital

If a person has to spend 28 days or longer in a hospital, their PIP payments are suspended under the so-called 'hospitalisation rule'

Bristol Post

DWP shares most common medical conditions eligible for £627 PIP payment

Millions of people across the UK get Personal Independence Payment benefits in order to help with their daily lives

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