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DWP confirms date claimants should contact them over payment worth £600

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been handing out combined Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments since November.

Nottingham Post

DWP urges State Pension claimants to check for £3,500 annual income boost letter

A successful claim for Pension Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could also qualify for the £900 means-tested cost of living payment due in 2023/24.

Glasgow Live

State Pension back payments as thousands owed up to £6,900 this year

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is intending to correct State Pension underpayments by the end of 2023, as many people could be owed thousands of pounds.

Glasgow Live

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Martin Lewis' mortgages, Universal Credit and energy bills update for 'brutal' 2023

Financial guru Martin Lewis has issued important advice to households as energy bills are set to rise in the spring. Martin warned that 2023 is set to be 'brutal'.

Edinburgh Live

New PIP petition calling for benefit to be awarded without an assessment due official response

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently rejected a similar petition which called for a full review into how PIP is delivered.

Edinburgh Live

All the incredible people from Greater Manchester recognised in King's New Year Honours list

England star player Lucy Bronze is amongst those honoured from Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News

The North West business leaders and employees named in New Years Honours list 2023

BusinessLive has rounded up the North West business leaders and employees who have been recognised this year

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New Year Honours: Local heroes including Gee Walker and Marie McCourt honoured

The full list of people from Merseyside honoured this year

Liverpool Echo

Face-to-face support for benefit applications available in every local council area across Scotland

Telephone and video call appointments to help with benefit claims are also available.

Daily Record

'Shame on Scrooge Tories for scandalous Universal Credit raid on those who need it most'

The Department for Work and Pensions deducting an average of £62 from 2.1 million struggling households in a single month is the latest Tory scam on those who need it most

Daily Mirror

How DWP strikes affect Universal Credit and other benefits claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions said it believes payments won't be delayed - but the public and Commercial Services union say the strikes will impact some benefits claimants

Nottingham Post

DWP update to millions who could be eligible to £3,500 Pension Credit

Department for Work and Pensions is to write to 11 million in 2023 to highlight the benefit which is aimed at the poorest

Nottingham Post

Brexit and Covid led to exodus of 500,000 from workforce ‘putting economy at risk’

Britain’s labour outlook ‘bleak’, finds report by senior peers

The Independent UK

Early retirement after Covid pandemic is 'biggest cause of UK labour shortages'

A report suggests that the pandemic caused a rise in early retirements

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The Independent UK

Early retirement ‘biggest cause’ of labour shortages, warns Lords committee

The committee said the labour outlook for the UK was ‘bleak’.

Liverpool Echo

DWP full list of money being paid out at Christmas 2022 to help with bills and food

Cash boosts are due to land into bank accounts before the start 2023

Nottingham Post

Eligibility for DWP Cold Weather Payments, how to claim and will there be a second payment

Payments are designed to help them pay for heating when the temperature dips below freezing

Glasgow Live

DWP issues update on £900 cost of living payment and who will qualify

More than eight million households on means-tested benefits will now receive the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cost of living payment next year, worth £900.

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Edinburgh Live

Winter Heating Payment in Scotland and who is eligible for £50 cash boost

The Winter Heating Payment has replaced the Cold Weather Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Scotland, and has the same eligibility requirements.

Glasgow Live

The dates that three DWP payments will land in bank accounts this month

Child Benefit Payments, Tax Credits and Universal Credit are three payments delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC that have different payment dates this month.

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit and other DWP benefits will be paid on a different day next week

December this year has several bank holidays which means the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be paying benefits out on a different day than it usually would

Edinburgh Live

DWP confirms Christmas benefit payment dates as changes set in place

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have announced the confirmed changes to certain benefit payment dates, as some were scheduled to drop into banks on Boxing Day.

Nottingham Post

DWP issues 6 day warning to claim extra £324 Cost of Living payment

The Department for Work and Pensions urged eligible claimants not to miss out

Glasgow Live

DWP shares new payment rates for 2023 for Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have also confirmed the new thresholds and rates for Tax Credits and Child Benefit.

Glasgow Live

Carer's Allowance claimants to be paid extra £245 this week in lead up to Christmas

Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra £245 payment for people in Scotland who get Carer's Allowance on a particular date, and is paid twice a year to claimants.

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