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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

DWP: Why you might not have received your Cost of Living payment and what to do

Seven million low income households should have had the first £326 instalment of the £650 payment, but a million at least will have to wait

Chronicle Live

Nine big August money changes including cost of living payment and Universal Credit

There are a lot of financial changes and deadlines you need to know about that are happening in August, particularly as the cost of living crisis continues to worsen

Glasgow Live

DWP to stop benefit payments for thousands as Universal Credit warning issued

Claimants will be receiving letters telling them their existing benefits are coming to an end and they have a deadline to move on to Universal Credit

Chronicle Live

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Payment date change for Universal Credit, PIP, ESA and JSA in August

The August bank holiday may affect the payment date for different benefits this month

Manchester Evening News

Tesco shopper in tears after being 'publicly humiliated' in front of huge queue

The mum says she left crying her eyes out because she felt so embarrassed

Manchester Evening News

People still waiting on £326 cost of living payment can now report it missing to DWP

DWP has also shared reasons why the payment may not have arrived yet.

Daily Record

Tesco sorry after mum leaves in tears in 'humiliating' free school meal voucher mix-up

The mum left the store in tears after she was forced to return the items in her trolley in front of a large queue of customers, leaving her family 'short' for the week

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What to do if you haven't received first instalment of £650 cost of living payment

All eligible households should have received the payment by July 31

Liverpool Echo

'Crying' mum had to put items back on shelves after Tesco reject payment

The mum said: "It was heart-breaking, embarrassing and left us short on things for the week"

Liverpool Echo

Mum leaves Tesco in tears after free school meal voucher not accepted

'I had to put almost £50 worth back'

Nottingham Post

Woman lost nine stone after being told she couldn't adopt a baby

Jodie Griffiths explored other options to have a baby after struggling to conceive naturally

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit cut sees mum-of-eight living off beans on toast

Pam Booth says she struggles to keep on top of bills and to be able to provide for her family

Liverpool Echo

Mum-of-eight has Universal Credit ‘cut’ and now feeds family ‘beans on toast’ for dinner

Pam Booth, 51, has revealed how she struggles to keep on top of bills and provide for her family while studying to become a teaching assistant.

Daily Record

Mum-of-eight tells of harsh reality of living on 'cut' benefits and 'beans on toast' for tea

Without the foodbank student teaching assistant Pam Booth says her family 'wouldn't be able to eat'

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Daily Mirror

Mum-of-eight sees benefits 'cut' as she survives on 'beans on toast for tea'

Pam Booth, 51, from Leeds, who is on benefits, could only afford to buy fruit once a month before she went to her local foodbank due to the crippling cost of living crisis

Leeds Live

Struggling Leeds mum-of-eight sees Universal Credit 'cut' as she is forced to feed family 'beans on toast for tea'

Pam Booth was forced to feed her kids 'whatever we had in'

Daily Mirror

BT confirms broadband prices could go up by £50 a year - but cheaper deals are out there

Telecoms giant BT says inflation-busting price hikes will kick in next year, but households on certain benefits may be able to get free or cheap broadband deals

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit claimants set for a huge cash boost

Many on Universal Credit are struggling to make ends meet amid the rising cost of living

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Daily Record

CAB celebrates audit achievement

The successful appraisal by the by the Scottish Legal Aid Board makes them one of the very few accredited information and advice providers in the West Lothian area.

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants ordered to return money received during pandemic

Over 120,000 Universal Credit claimants are being asked to return money they received through the benefit during the coronavirus pandemic to the Department for Work and Pensions

Manchester Evening News

DWP confirms Universal Credit will rise from April next year

Universal Credit payments may increase to above the rate of inflation and earning, according to a DWP minister

Wales Online

Universal Credit benefits to rise for millions in April as inflation surges ahead

Each April, all benefit payments are increased - with a 3.1 per cent increase in place for the current financial year

Nottingham Post

DWP: Delay for two groups of claimants receiving Cost of Living Payment

99% of those eligible to receive the first payment of £650 have done so

Daily Record

Pause benefit deductions in face of cost of living crisis MPs demand

A powerful Commons committee has called on the DWP to 'pause' the automatic clawback of benefit overpayments which leaves families struggling with rising bills.

The Independent UK

Pause deductions to benefits to give ‘breathing space’ on cost of living – MPs

Automatic payments taken out of people’s benefits should be halted as claimants battle soaring costs, the Work and Pensions Committee said.

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