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DWP Universal Credit and PIP recipients due to get major rise in 2023

It comes as inflation is set to soar

Nottingham Post

DWP benefit could help claimants as cost of living crisis continues

Pension credit is available to those who are on lower incomes

Wales Online

Universal Credit, PIP, pensions and other benefits set for big rise in 2023

This year's rocketing inflation figures will be used to set next year's pension and benefits increase, DWP minister pledges

Chronicle Live

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Many DWP claimants eligible to apply for £3,000 benefit as costs rise

Millions of people are going to be worse off

Nottingham Post

West Dunbartonshire Council fight plans to close Clydebank job centre

The decision to close the DWP office on Kilbowie Road will mean around 200 staff being transferred to neighbouring areas of Glasgow, but local councillors have called for the move to be reversed.

Glasgow Live

DWP warns of lengthy wait times for millions of benefits claimants

Latest government stats show some claimants are having to wait four months before they get their money

Wales Online

DWP urged to pay £20,000 to women affected by State Pension change

Women affected by an increase to the State Pension should be paid between £11,666 and £20,000 in compensation according to the Organisation Women Against State Pension Inequality

Glasgow Live

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‘We’ve been able to recruit for the first time’: how hiring through Jobcentre Plus helped a startup flourish during the pandemic

Unemployment rose to its highest level in years as a result of Covid, but following government initiatives to help businesses and jobseekers, employment figures are beginning to improve. Here, an employer and one of his recent hires share their experiences

The Guardian - UK

Universal Credit: Millions who work missing out on cash payments

Many households are missing out on as much as £600 each month

Liverpool Echo

DWP urged to pay out 'immediate' £20k by women impacted by State Pension age change

A campaign was launched after a ruling led to women born in the 1950s having their state pension age increased

Liverpool Echo

DWP State Pension claimants could get an extra £358 a month through Attendance Allowance

People of State Pension age could get as much as £358 a month through the Department for Work and Pensions if they need help covering the costs of personal care

Glasgow Live

Shopping centre jobs hub opens at former Iceland store in North Wales

The temporary Jobcentre in Bayview Shopping Centre, Colwyn Bay, will help people looking to find work

Birmingham Post

DWP PIP claimants warned of major delays to their first payment

New data released by the Department for Work and Pensions has revealed that people claiming Personal Independence Payment for the first time face major delays for the first payment

Edinburgh Live

DWP State Pension claimants could lose access to credits after National Insurance threshold increase

Following Rishi Sunak's announcement that that the National Insurance Contributions starting threshold will increase in July, experts have warned that workers may lose access to National Insurance credits

Glasgow Live

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DWP State Pension 'bumper increase' on the way for claimants

Experts have stated that, following the UK Government's commitment to reinstating the triple lock, State Pension claimants could soon see a big rise in what they receive

Daily Record

Stirling DWP office set for axe as ministers urged to change tack over job fears

The closure of the site at St Ninians Road is set to be in place by June 2023.

Edinburgh Live

DWP's tough new Universal Credit sanctions slammed as 'unjust' by watchdog

Last month, the Department for Work and Pensions introduced tough new rules for Universal Credit claimants that force them into work or punish them with sanctions

Glasgow Live

New Motability disability scheme available to Scottish benefits claimants

Starting this week, the new Adult Disability Payment benefit payment is being rolled out across Scotland, replacing Personal Independence Payment, and there will be changes to the Motability Scheme

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Nottingham Post

DWP to change Universal Credit and Child Benefits payment dates over Easter and June

Tax credit payment dates are also changing

Chronicle Live

HMRC warns thousands of people on benefits risk their payments being frozen in two weeks

HMRC has warned that those who don't update their Post Office card account by April 5 could be temporarily held

Liverpool Echo

DWP benefit claimants could be fined £50 after moving to a new GP or getting a divorce

There is a long list of things you need to keep the Government updated on if you claim benefits

Liverpool Echo

DWP's new law to force more benefit sanctions blasted as 'unjustified' by committee

The law was passed as part of the "Way to Work" target to help 500,000 Universal Credit claimants into work by June

Daily Record

New PIP claimants will have to wait this long for their first payment from DWP

The latest DWP figures show 170,000 people made a claim for PIP between October and January.

Liverpool Echo

HMRC warns 7,000 benefit claimants could have payments frozen in two weeks time

Claimants who have their money paid into a Post Office account will need to set up a new payment method as soon as possible

Daily Record

Tuesday headlines: Scottish Labour axes candidate for taunting Catholic MP

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