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DWP announces new plan to get 25,000 people with health conditions back into work before March 2025

Extended support aims to help people with mild to moderate mental or physical health conditions find and stay in work.

Daily Record

Wes Streeting: 'I won't apologise for being ambitious - but I'm loyal to Keir Starmer'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells the Mirror: 'If Rishi had had a background that was more like mine... he wouldn't have taken 20 quid off people in Universal Credit every week'

Daily Mirror

DWP investigating millions of Universal Credit benefit claims

The department confirmed that two million cases will be reviewed within the next five years to check whether people are receiving the right amount

Chronicle Live

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DWP claimants to get £150 cost of living payment

But a warning has been issued

Bristol Post

Millions of Universal Credit claimants to be looked at by DWP

Around one in three Universal Credit claimants will have their payments looked into

Liverpool Echo

Millions of people being switched over to Universal Credit - but will you be better off?

More than two million people claiming legacy benefits will be moved over to Universal Credit - but how do you know if you'll be better off, and what happens if you'll be worse off?

Daily Mirror

2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'

Daily Mirror

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Check if you qualify for £100 payout from Nationwide Building Society due to start this week

A £340 million pot will be distributed to 3.4 million eligible members of the building society.

Daily Record

People on Carer's Allowance due extra £270 payment can report it missing this week

What to do and who to contact if the payment from Social Security Scotland did not arrive on June 9.

Daily Record

Universal Credit claimants set for cash boost worth up to £522 a month

The DWP will start to award the additional money from June 28

Liverpool Echo

Nearly a quarter of pupils are now eligible for free schools meals in England as figure rises again

Eligiblity figures have risen every year since 2018, now including over two million children

The Independent UK

Nearly one in four pupils in England eligible for free school meals

The figure has increased every year since 2018.

The Independent UK

DWP loans of up to £812 for people claiming certain benefits can be paid back over two years

An application decision could be received by email or text in as little as seven days.

Daily Record

New £55 payment this winter to help 400,000 people in Scotland with higher heating bills

Social Security Scotland has announced the qualifying period for the 2023/24 devolved winter payment.

Daily Record

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Nottingham Post

DWP boss has big warning to benefit claimants in fraud message

'Our welfare system provides a safety net for many vulnerable people, but nobody should be allowed to abuse it'

Bristol Post

DWP Universal Credit boost for parents on way at end of month

Universal Credit’s maximum childcare payments will rise by nearly 50 per cent in a few weeks

Daily Record

People on Carer's Allowance could lose £307 a month if any of these changes are not reported

There are nine main changes in circumstances which all unpaid carers need to report to DWP.

Daily Record

People on Universal Credit with health issues could be due payments of up to £1,059 each month

If you need help due to a disability or long-term health condition you may qualify for support through PIP or ADP.

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Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit cash boost worth up to £522 to be paid to millions of parents

Claimants of the state benefit will see their maximum childcare payment rise almost 50% from June 28 - up to £1,630 each and every month depending on circumstances

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis' MSE website issues Universal Credit warning for 1.4million people

The latest MSE newsletter urged those claiming Tax Credits to check if they could switch over to Universal Credit as childcare support will be increased by up to£522 this month

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit claimants to get cash boost worth HUNDREDS this month - are you eligible?

Universal Credit’s maximum childcare payments will rise nearly 50% from June 20 up to £1,630 per month

Daily Record

Martin Lewis urges half a million people to check if they qualify for Carer's Allowance payments worth £4,000

The consumer champion warned eligible carers are missing out on the DWP benefit worth £76.75 each week.

Daily Record

DWP estimates 700,000 people on Tax Credits will be better off after migration to Universal Credit

More Tax Credits claimants will start the managed migration process to Universal Credit from September.

Daily Record

People on Carer’s Allowance could see payments stop if they holiday outside the UK this year

The DWP have rules around holidays which could affect your entitlement if you are a regular traveller.

Daily Record

People on Universal Credit could face a penalty or court for not reporting any of these 14 changes

There are more than a dozen key changes in circumstances that must be reported to DWP.

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