A rise in a number of benefits including Universal Credit and Child Benefit is set to come into effect in April 2025. Over 19 million households across the UK, containing 39.5 million people, are ...

WE’RE all counting down the days to when we can finally put our feet up and retire – but how many years of slog do YOU have to go? Because of the way the state pension is calculated, ...

Following the Labour Budget in October, a new cap has been introduced on the amount the DWP can deduct from benefit payments ...

Attendance Allowance is usually paid every four weeks, this amounts to either £290.60 or £434.20 every pay period - some £5,644.60 during the current financial year. From April, weekly payments are ...

People over State Pension age living in five council areas can now claim a new disability benefit which is set to replace ...

Under the current rates, Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single, or your joint weekly income ...

Pensioners can look forward to a 4.1 per cent boost to their State Pension this year, while those on working age or ...

The DWP will pay state pensioners £3,900 Pension Credit, if they're eligible, as well as a £300 Winter Fuel Payment if born ...

As a result, many of the most vulnerable households will have more money available from April. The DWP has now confirmed the ...

Under the Labour Party government, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Household Support Fund has been extended.

A family was puzzled as to why their pet cat refused to sleep in its own bed, until a home camera revealed the heartwarming ...