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People claiming Universal Credit could also be due up to £627 each month on top of benefit

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you may qualify for extra financial support from DWP.

Daily Record

DWP Universal Credit pilot scheme sees claimants having to go to job centre daily

Staff at the DWP who get the most people into work will get a £250 bonus

Chronicle Live

Universal Credit cut could affect thousands amid new minimum wage rule change

Thousand of people across the UK, including Glaswegians, could be affected by the latest changes with the new payment rule having just come into force.

Glasgow Live

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DWP benefit payment dates over Easter 2023 for Universal Credit, PIP, Tax Credits and more

If you’re due a benefit payment on one of the two Easter bank holiday days, you may find you get paid on a different date - here is everything you need to know

Daily Mirror

DWP to give Jobcentre staff £250 in vouchers for getting people back into work

The pilot from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also see Universal Credit claimants asked to visit a Jobcentre every weekday for a fortnight once they have been on the benefit for 13 weeks

Daily Mirror

New DWP rule for Universal Credit claimants working 15 hours each week

The rule change came in this week

Nottingham Post

New DWP rule change for people on Universal Credit working 15 hours or more each week

Couples working 24 hours per week between them at the adult National Living Wage rate will also see changes this week.

Daily Record

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New Universal Credit rules apply from today and could see benefits cut

Anyone not 'working enough' could now be sent to weekly meetings with a coach

Wales Online

DWP: Thousands face Universal Credit cuts as minimum wage rule hits payments

The latest Universal Credit rule change will hit 120,000 claimants who must earn more in wages or face sanctions

Chronicle Live

DWP could bring forward date that UK state pension age rises to 68

A phased increase in state pension age from 66 to 67 by 2028, and eventually 68

Nottingham Post

Now council promises free school meals for secondary school pupils in poverty

Exclusive: Initiative to provide relief to thousands in new victory for Independent campaign

The Independent UK

London borough promises free school meals for secondary school pupils in poverty

Southwark’s initiative is another victory for the Evening Standard’s special investigation into school hunger

Evening Standard

DWP Universal Credit, Child Benefit and PIP payment dates for Easter and spring bank holidays

There are five bank holidays coming up within the next three months, with any benefit payments due on these dates likely to be paid on the last working day beforehand

Chronicle Live

Warning as 820,000 people could miss out on £900 cost of living payment

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said around 825,000 people could miss out on the payments because they earn "slightly" more than what you can to get Universal Credit

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Nottingham Post

Thousands who miss out on DWP Cost of Living Payment 'will end up poorer than those who get it'

A think tank has slammed the payment as a 'crude patch' for dealing with long-running problems with the benefits system

Daily Record

New £50 winter heating payments start landing in bank accounts this week

Around 400,000 Scottish households will automatically receive the annual lump sum which replaces Cold Weather Payments.

Liverpool Echo

Many Universal Credit claimants to miss out on DWP Cost of Living payments

Hundreds of thousands of people could be "better off earning less", a think tank has warned

Bristol Post

DWP: Easter and Bank Holiday payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP and Child Benefit

There are six Bank Holidays in April and May alone

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Daily Record

More than 820,000 people on Universal Credit expected to miss out on new £900 cost of living payment

The first part of the means-tested cost of living payment is worth £301 and due to be made this Spring.

Wales Online

Almost a quarter of UK households run out of money for essentials most months

Two thirds of people surveyed in a new study also argue that Government is 'not doing enough' to tackle cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

Nearly one-quarter of households often run out of money for essentials – survey

The findings come as Macmillan Cancer Support warned that patients were resorting to selling possessions and using loan sharks to make ends meet.

The Independent UK

London to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils for one year

It is estimated the move will save families in London around £440 per child across the programme.

Chronicle Live

Universal Credit claimants could lose £1,000 under DWP trial

Intensive two-week programme aimed at getting claimants back into the workplace is currently being piloted in four areas

Nottingham Post

DWP 10-day countdown as thousands of workers set to receive addition support

"It is important that we continue to deliver targeted support," said the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Daily Mirror

Brits on PIP payments could lose benefits if they stay on holiday for too long

Benefits claimants must meet certain criteria when it comes to holidays, or else they risk losing out on Personal Independence Payments, the Department for Work and Pensions has warned

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