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When people will get first half of £650 Cost of Living payment and who is eligible

The DWP has announced when the first instalments of a new £650 support grant will be paid

Liverpool Echo

Martin Lewis and DWP warn 850,000 missing out on up to £3,300 a year

There is £1.7billion going unclaimed and once you have it you are entitled to more benefits and bonuses

Wales Online

State pension age could rise sooner than expected after DWP review

The age at which both men and women become eligible to receive a state pension is currently 66

Liverpool Echo

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DWP confirms date 8m households will receive first part of £650 cost of living payment next month

Eligible households in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive a payment for £326 in July.

Daily Record

PIP claimants could be owed thousands of pounds from the DWP

One man was awarded £12,000

Liverpool Echo

Around 850,000 households missing out on vital Pension Credit support

Pension Credit can act as a gateway to a range of other benefits.

The Independent UK

These benefits claimants will miss out on £500 in DWP cost of living payments

Those on health and disability benefits say they have not been included in the full amount, despite having higher costs than those on other welfare payments

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DWP PIP claimants underpaid £60 million according to new report

According to new data shared by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), approximately £60 million of Personal Independence Payment was underpaid to claimants last year

Glasgow Live

DWP rejects call to give £650 cost of living payment to people on contribution-based ESA

A Labour MP also called for other non-means tested benefits to receive the payment.

Daily Record

Brits claiming benefits could be owed thousands after DWP error - as one man wins £12,000

Benefits claimants could be in line for thousands of pounds after some calculation errors by DWP, but while some have been underpaid, some have been overpaid too

Daily Mirror

New DWP report indicates £60m in PIP underpayments for existing claimants during last year

The latest Fraud and Error report also highlights £130m in estimated overpayments.

Daily Record

People of State Pension age can quickly check online if they qualify for £3,300 annual top-up

The DWP estimates £1.7bn is being left unclaimed by around 800,000 pensioners across the UK.

Daily Record

DWP error means 160,000 benefit claimants could be owed thousands of pounds

One man received £12,000 after contacting the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to recalculate his PIP payments

Chronicle Live

Claim PIP for 87 muscle or joint conditions and you could get up to £627 each month from DWP

If you are living with any of these musculoskeletal conditions you may be eligible for PIP.

Daily Record

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Daily Record

Monday's headlines: Harry Styles fan falls from Ibrox balcony and Scots kids turn up to school high

Here are the headlines from the Daily Record website today.

Wales Online

DWP to raise State Pension age affecting when you can retire

The age to qualify for your State Pension is due to increase to 68

Daily Record

People claiming PIP do not need to report any of these changes to the DWP

PIP is a non-means tested benefit and a claimant's financial situation is not taken into account.

Nottingham Post

DWP considering raising state pension age to 68 - how it could affect you

Changes are planned due to life expectancy rising

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Daily Record

People on PIP may be able to backdate certain benefits to the start of their DWP award

An award for PIP or the new Adult Disability Payment could lead to benefit top-ups, housing support and Council Tax discounts.

The Guardian - UK

Pensions ‘injustice’ leaves generation of women in crisis as inflation bites

Women born in the 1950s have been hard hit by rushed changes to the state pension age

Daily Record

DWP introduces new change to fit note procedure starting from next month

At present, only doctors can certify a fit note for people off work for more than seven days.

Chronicle Live

Nearly 160k more pupils can now claim free school meals – see how numbers have risen in North East

A teaching union says it’s "shocking" that the numbers needing state-funded lunches continue to rise

The Guardian - UK

UK doctors with long Covid say they have been denied disability benefits

Exclusive: some who worked on pandemic frontline may have to sell their house after claims rejected

Chronicle Live

Number of people hit by Universal Credit benefits sanctions in the North East doubles

Department for Work and Pensions figures show more and more people are having their Universal Credit cut

The National (Scotland)

Scot commits suicide after 'exhausting' battle with DWP over removal of disability benefits

A SCOT has taken her own life after fighting an “exhausting” battle with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to restore her disability…

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