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Every payment to help with the cost of living crisis due in December

Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills

The Independent UK

DWP benefit boost could see PIP payments reach £700 a month in 23-24

There will also be an additional payment to help with the rising cost of living in the next financial year

Wales Online

New DWP boss confirms review into State Pension age on track to be published next May

Mel Stride refused to be drawn on whether the official age of retirement will increase.

Daily Record

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New PIP online application service to be optional with other ways to claim offered by DWP

An online PIP service aims to reduce processing times and improve the claimant journey experience.

Daily Record

New weekly payment rates for ESA and JSA from April including additional premiums for disability and children

Payment rates will come into effect on April 10, 2023.

Daily Record

Universal Credit and other benefit payments date are changing for some people this month

There are several bank holiday days coming up over Christmas and New Year - and these might affect your benefit payments if you're due money on one of these days

Daily Mirror

People on legacy benefits may still trigger an automatic move to Universal Credit before migration in 2028

DWP boss Mel Stride said 33% of ESA claimants are likely to lose out as a consequence of the planned managed migration.

Daily Record

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All DWP payment dates and money changes for December

Many benefit payments, additional support, and economic changes will be seen throughout the month leading to Christmas

Manchester Evening News

State Pension backpay alert as married and widowed women could be due more than £10,000

"Almost £1.5 billion estimated to have been underpaid overall... In some cases, these underpayments have stretched back decades"

Nottingham Post

State Pension backpay as married and widowed woman could be due over £10,000

People who are over the State Pension age could be due money, according to the latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). And whilst woman are mostly affected, it should be noted that men are too.

Glasgow Live

Martin Lewis urges people of State Pension age to check for ‘critical' weekly income boost this winter

The consumer champion shares a 10-second test to find out if you qualify for up to £278 extra each week.

Daily Record

DWP - 9 money changes in December including Christmas bonus and £300 cost of living cash

Every date you need to know

Nottingham Post

DWP annual Christmas bonus for people on State Pension and certain benefits due this month

The qualifying period for the £10 payment starts this week.

Daily Record

State Pension age may rise to 68 sooner than thought - costing millions of people in their 50s £10,000

Mel Stride who is the current Work and Pensions Secretary has said that people may be forced to work for longer due to the 'pretty hairy' state of public finances - and a decision will be made within months.

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DWP errors: Over 200,000 people still owed over £1.2billion back-dated pension payments

DWP says it's speeding up the process after ex-pensions minister slams delays to refunding pensioners who have been underpaid

The Independent UK

Six DWP benefits set to be axed by end of 2024

The government plans to move more people over to Universal Credit

Glasgow Live

10 December money changes from DWP Christmas bonus to Pension Credit cut off

There are a number of key dates for your diary in the coming months, with the lead up to the festive season an expensive time. Here are some days to look out for in the coming weeks.

Daily Record

New DWP drive to help people aged 50 and over re-join the jobs market

McDonald’s is actively working with a Jobcentre in England to help fill vacancies with older people.

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Los Angeles Times

Nearly 20% of California water agencies could see shortages if drought persists, state report shows

LOS ANGELES — Most of California’s urban water agencies believe they have enough supplies to last through another seven months of drought, but nearly 20% of them — including many in Southern California — say they could be facing significant shortages, according to a new state report.

Daily Mirror

WASPI teacher left thousands of pounds out of pocket after pension age raised

Pauline Bell, who was told she'd survive on an early retirement, says she was left thousands of pounds out of pocket after the state pension age was raised by three years

Nottingham Post

DWP urging more than 11 million older people to see if they can claim £3,500 this winter

The government department says it will continue to encourage those eligible to claim

Daily Record

Carer's Allowance payments are rising next April - here are the new weekly rates

Unpaid carers in Scotland will also receive two additional payments of £245.70 in 2023.

Liverpool Echo

DWP repays more than £200 million worth of missing state pensions

There had been 31,817 underpayments with a total of £209.3 million owed

Daily Record

Married and widowed women over State Pension age could be due up to £10,772 in backdated pay

DWP has paid back £209.3m in State Pension underpayments since January 2021.

Daily Record

Pension Credit myths which stop thousands of older people claiming up to £65 each week

DWP estimates nearly one million people of State Pension age could be entitled to the passport benefit.

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