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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

DWP: Full list of all new pay rates for Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits starting today

The changes were announced by the Chancellor

Nottingham Post · Apr 10, 2023

New pay rates for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP benefits start this week - full list

Most DWP benefits rise by 10.1% from April 10 as part of the annual uprating.

Daily Record · Apr 10, 2023

DWP payment rates set to rise from next week including extra top-ups for parents

Some benefits will be uprated by more than 10%

Nottingham Post · Apr 8, 2023

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Does everyone get 15 hours free childcare now the scheme is being expanded? Here's everything you need to know

With various schemes available to help with costs, does everyone get 15 hours free childcare a week?

GoodToKnow · Apr 7, 2023

New Universal Credit payment rates from this week including extra top-ups for parents and carers

Check how much your payments will rise if you have children or limited capability for work.

Daily Record · Apr 7, 2023

More homeowners on universal credit offered access to DWP mortgage help

The DWP has extended the support to a further 200,000 benefits claimants

Chronicle Live · Apr 6, 2023

What benefits can I claim while on maternity leave?

Do you know what benefits you can claim on maternity leave that can help cover your time off work?

GoodToKnow · Apr 6, 2023

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Why some people are getting unexpected benefit payments today including Universal Credit

If you were due to receive a benefit normally on Good Friday or Easter Monday, then it is likely you would have been paid today instead as this is the last working day before Easter

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023

DWP offering people on Universal Credit help with mortgages

An additional 200,000 Universal Credit claimants can now access the Support for Mortgage Interest loan scheme

Liverpool Echo · Apr 6, 2023

Universal Credit is rising from today - see how much more DWP is paying

The Universal Credit increase comes into effect on the first Monday after the new tax year starts which for 2023 is Monday, April 10

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023

DWP new changes for people paying energy bills through benefits begins this month

Here's what you need to know

Nottingham Post · Apr 5, 2023

Thousands of people on Universal Credit can now get faster help from DWP for mortgage interest payments

An additional 200,000 Universal Credit claimants can now access the Support for Mortgage Interest loan scheme.

Daily Record · Apr 5, 2023

DWP's 6 cash boosts for carers as benefits rise and cost of living payments start

A round-up of the extra amounts carers will be due this year

Nottingham Post · Apr 4, 2023

New inquiry launches into cost of living payments to determine if support fair for everyone

The inquiry is looking at whether cost of living support payments are reaching the right people in need of help.

Daily Record · Apr 4, 2023

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Daily Record · Apr 4, 2023

New DWP payment rates start this week for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

HMRC has also confirmed the new payment rates and thresholds for Tax Credits.

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

'Extending free school meals is an investment in the potential of every single child'

Tesco chairman John Allan urged ministers to give free school meals to all children in households receiving Universal Credit to fire up the economy and improve children's life chances

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Tesco chief says giving free school meals to more needy kids is a 'no brainer'

Tesco chairman John Allan warned that Tory ministers are failing hundreds of thousands of kids from less well off families who are being deprived of free dinners by strict eligibility rules

The Money Edit · Apr 3, 2023

Faster mortgage support for Universal Credit claimants – what it means for you

Those eligible will automatically have support for mortgage interest loans after three months on benefits rather than the previous nine months. The government has also extended the criteria for those are eligible to help people during the cost-of-living crisis

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Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Mortgage help extended to 200,000 extra households from today - see how it works

The DWP says the extension of the Support for Mortgage Interest loan will now a further 200,000 people with the rising cost of housing

Nottingham Post · Apr 3, 2023

Warning as DWP has power to issue £50 fines to benefit claimants over reporting changes

It could be a simple mistake but don't get caught out

Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2023

Terminally ill patients plunged into poverty leaving some too scared to heat their homes

Carers have found patients lying in distress, curled up under blankets for hours in damp homes. Data from end-of-life charity Marie Curie found 89% of staff have patients with cash woes

Chronicle Live · Apr 1, 2023

DWP warning to millions of benefit claimants who could be slapped with £50 fines

If you don't inform the Government about new circumstances, you will have to pay any extra money back on top of the penalty

Chronicle Live · Apr 1, 2023

All the money changes in April affecting you including DWP benefits and energy bills

Universal Credit, pensions and PIP all increase from April 10, but budgets will be stretched by raft of increases to essential bills

Nottingham Post · Mar 31, 2023

DWP benefits changed in April 2023 including Universal Credit, pensions and income support

What you will get paid after April 10 when the rates are set to rise

Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2023

Eight DWP cost of living payment rules and how to find out if you qualify

Households will receive £301 between April 25 and May 17, with two further instalments to follow - check if you qualify for the cash

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