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Cost-of-living payment Autumn 2023: Who qualifies and when will it be paid?

Mel Stride says handout will help millions across UK

Evening Standard

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK

Dates for cost-of-living payments being made this autumn confirmed by Government

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams.

The Independent UK

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Minister urged to un-freeze housing benefit amid rising homelessness

A City Hall politician has urged minister Mel Stride to increase local housing allowance

Evening Standard

Ministers considering way to cut cost of triple lock pension increase

The rise could be limited to around 7.8% rather than an 8.5% increase in line with average earnings.

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: The damage done by 13 years of Conservative welfare cuts

In today’s newsletter: As the Department of Work and Pensions looks to ‘tighten’ work capability assessments, we look at the impact of a decade of welfare policies

The Guardian - UK

Work capability test changes ‘could cost some claimants £400 a month’

Campaigners say move could lead to many disabled people having to seek work when they are not well enough

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OPINION - The Standard View: Bittersweet joy of a modern heatwave

GET out the sunscreen and put the fizz on ice — summer is back for a final flourish. Temperatures today are forecast to hit 32 degrees, and if they nudge just a little higher it will be a record for the year. Londoners are flocking to the parts of the…

Evening Standard

Reforms to disability benefits hopes to encourage more people into employment as charities voice concern

Disability charities have warned the changes could cause ‘huge anxiety’ and force people into work when they are not well enough

The Independent UK

People deemed unable to work ‘face having benefits reduced under DWP plan’

Those with history of self-harm could face penalties if they do not seek work after change in categorisation

The Guardian - UK

Disabled could be offered more support to work from home under benefits reforms

Changes to Work Capability Assessments would help people ‘move off benefits and towards the jobs market’, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said.

The Independent UK

DWP to change sickness benefits in bid to push more into workforce

MINISTERS are planning to force disabled people into the workforce with plans to encourage working from home for people previously deemed too ill to…

The National (Scotland)

‘Something that actually matters’: four retirees on why they’re becoming teachers

The over-55s account for biggest rise in trainee teachers in England, with a 75% increase in applications

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope to keep going as long as possible’: the older people returning to work

As the pandemic subsides, people aged 50 to 64 are ‘unretiring’ – either through choice or necessity

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The Week

Early retirees: should they get on their bikes?

Although for decades he was greeted by cries of “on your bike” wherever he went, Norman Tebbit never told anyone to get on a bike, said John Elledge in The New Statesman. He merely recalled, at the Tory conference in 1981, that during the Depression, his father had pedalled around…

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m 57, I’m just shattered’: The reality of being a Deliveroo rider over 50

Chris says the long hours, lack of a pension or holiday pay and occasional violence from the public impacts his mental health

The Guardian - UK

Mel Stride ‘glorifying gig economy’ by pushing delivery jobs for over-50s, says TUC

Work and pensions secretary said working for Deliveroo could be good option for older people, despite low pay and job insecurity

The National (Scotland)

Minister encourages over-50s to embrace 'great job opportunities' like Deliveroo

The Work and Pensions Secretary has suggested the over-50s should break free from age-related job stereotypes and embrace a wider range of career…

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The Guardian - UK

UK workers over 50: share your experience of being a food courier

We’re interested to hear from people aged 50 and over in the UK about what it’s like to work as couriers for delivery companies such as Deliveroo

The Guardian - UK

Over-50s could deliver takeaways, says work and pensions secretary

Mel Stride lauds flexible working at firms such as Deliveroo amid post-Covid rise in economic inactivity

The Independent UK

Get on your bike and deliver takeaways to earn extra cash, minister tells over 50s

Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride suggests cash-strapped Brits could turn to flexible working at firms such as Deliveroo

Evening Standard

What is parliamentary privilege? Why MPs could name BBC presenter

The BBC presenter is being urged to come forward to avoid further speculation

Manchester Evening News

Warning that next year's State Pension increase could 'see millions more retirees' forced to pay income tax

Finance experts warn many over retirement age face unexpected tax bill - and urge early action

Daily Record

Piers Morgan urges BBC presenter to come forward saying 'we all know who it is'

A lawyer representing the young person in question has said the allegations are "not true".

Manchester Evening News

MPs should not name BBC presenter by 'misusing' Commons privilege, minister warns

Some MPs are believed to be considering naming the presenter using historic free speech convention

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