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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

Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out of Keir Starmer’s team?

Here is who Starmer’s new cabinet includes

Evening Standard

DWP passport warning for Universal Credit claimants in benefits fraud crackdown

The Department for Work and Pensions says that it always adds a message to Universal Credit accounts, so people know requests for passports and proof of identity are genuine

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Banks have ‘questions to answer over interest rate rises for savers’

The Bank last week raised interest rates from 4.5% to 5%, triggering fresh misery for struggling mortgage holders.

The Independent UK

Tears of single mum forced to use her dad's bank card for food as 1 in 7 Brits go hungry

The Trussell Trust released the grim findings, which found 14% of the population struggled to put meals on the table last year, meaning more than 11 million people went hungry due to lack of cash

Daily Mirror

Sunak seeks to draw a line under Johnson partygate row

Rishi Sunak respects the decision by MPs to back a report which concluded Boris Johnson lied over lockdown-busting parties in No 10.

The Independent UK

Six million people to start receiving £150 cost of living payments

One-off payments are being issued by Department for Work and Pensions

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Six million more people to start receiving £150 cost-of-living payments from today

One-off payments are being issued by Department for Work and Pensions

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson could avoid ‘early retirement’ with pub work, Labour MP jokes

Jonathan Ashworth asked whether the Work and Pensions Secretary would give the same advice to Mr Johnson as he has to other over-50s who retire early.

The Independent UK

600,000 more children thrown into poverty as Tories cut Universal Credit payments

Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed the total number of kids living in poverty soared to 4.2million in 2021-22 as the government axed the £20-a-week boost to UC

Daily Mirror

Jonathan Ashworth signals end to 'heinous' two-child benefit cap if Labour wins power

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said the policy ushered in by austerity Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne is 'absolutely keeping children in poverty'

Daily Mirror

Six per cent interest rate warning in ‘bumpy’ battle to halve inflation this year

‘We are going to stay the course and get inflation down,’ Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said

Evening Standard

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak slaps down top Tory's claim 2p could be cut from income tax

The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was not up to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride to dictate tax policy after he claimed getting people back into work will boost the economy enough to reduce income tax by 2p

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The Independent UK

Getting people back into work could lead to pre-election tax cut, cabinet minister says

The Work and Pensions Secretary said boosting the workforce after Covid could be an important factor in Conservative election win

The Independent UK

Stride: Getting people back into work could lead to pre-election tax cut - old

The Work and Pensions Secretary said boosting the workforce after Covid could be an important factor in a Conservative election win.

The Independent UK

State pension age could rise to 68 by ‘2040 or thereabouts’, says Mel Stride

The Work and Pensions Secretary has delayed any decision on increasing the state pension age past 67.

The Independent UK

Over seven million households receive £301 DWP cost-of-living payment

Eligible households on certain means-tested benefits will receive the payment from the Department for Work and Pensions by 17 May

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The Independent UK

7m households will have had £301 DWP cost-of-living payment by end of Wednesday

Eligible households on certain means-tested benefits will receive the payment from the Department for Work and Pensions by May 17.

Daily Mirror

Secret Government report on benefit sanctions finally released after three year cover up

The DWP study has been kept under wraps since it was completed in 2020 but it was finally published on Thursday after the Information Commissioner's Office ordered its release

Daily Record

DWP boss branded 'out of touch' after being quizzed on impact of benefit sanctions

Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, was branded out of touch by SNP MP David Linden.

The Independent UK

Plans to bring forward raise in state pension age put on hold, reports suggest

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is expected to address MPs in the Commons on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Tory DWP chief admits he doesn't know if he's met someone with benefits sanction

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride was unable to answer basic questions from MPs including whether he knew the average amount a person loses when they are sanctioned

The Independent UK

Government told it must win trust of disabled people on back-to-work plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said people on disability benefits can look for work ‘without fear of losing financial support’.

Daily Record

DWP urged to give people 10 years’ notice before increasing State Pension age to 68

MPs raised concerns about reports that State Pension age is set to rise to 68 earlier than planned.

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