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The Building Society has launched new support services to help 16 million customers through the crisis.

Make a claim for Pension Credit before August 18 and you could also qualify for the £650 cost of living payment.

Benefit payments may be reduced or even stopped if the relevant department isn't notified - even if your stay is just for a single night

The mass transfer to Universal Credit, that was paused during the coronavirus pandemic, has been recontinued with the Department for Work and Pensions warning people in four new places that they will need to move over to the new system

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued an urgent update to everybody who has yet to receive the first £326 instalment of the £650 cost of living payment

The agency has urged motorists not to respond to messages instructing them to pay their vehicle tax

Thousands of households are still waiting for the first half of their cost of living payment

Payments may be reduced or stopped if the relevant department is not notified, even if it's just one night.

These are the things to watch out for in the month of August as the cost of living crisis grows exponentially worse as it continues to put a strain on households.