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When Ghanaian dancer and choreographer Laud Konadu teamed up with two of his friends Ernest Kwablah, aka Quables, and Nicholas Botchey, aka Afrobeast, to set up the Dance With A Purpose Academy (DWP) in 2017, they knew it was a huge gamble. But four years later, their decision is paying…

Payments will go up from April 11 and people can choose to be paid weekly or every four weeks

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The payments will jump up by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from April 11 - this is what it means for you

The basic State Pension will rise to £141.85 per week from £137.60

Millions could be eligible for support from the Department for Work and Pensions

Millions of people could be eligible for support from the Department for Work and Pensions

Those eligible for the State Pension can expect payments to rise, the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed. It will be rising to fall in line with the CPI.

If mental illness is impacting your everyday life, you could be entitled to financial support from the DWP up to £608 a month with Personal Independence Payment.

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The upcoming increase means that the basic State Pension will rise to £141.85 per week from £137.60 and the full new State Pension will go up to £185.15 from £179.60.