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Contributions to boost state pensions will still be considered after deadline

The Government said it will consider payments made after the deadline on April 5 ‘on a case-by-case basis’.

The Independent UK

New faces on the streets as Liverpool rough sleeper numbers hit record high

Charity says situation "unravelling" as more are pushed into crisis

Liverpool Echo

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Every DWP cost of living payment available to millions in March 2023

Here is a round-up of the financial help you could get in March, with information about cold weather payments and the Energy Bills Support Scheme

Chronicle Live

DWP State Pensioners living on their own could be due extra cash from April

The increases are due from April

Nottingham Post

New cost of living payment eligibility designed by DWP to reduce chances of people missing out on money

The £900 means-tested cost of living payment will be delivered in three lump sums over the next financial year.

Daily Record

What dates are the DWP cost of living payments in 2023?

Millions of households on low incomes will receive fresh cost of living support worth up to £1,350

The Independent UK

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Parents of children with health issues urged to claim new payment worth up to £172 each week

The devolved benefit is now supporting more than 54,700 children and young people across Scotland.

Daily Record

Parents could get child benefit stopped if children skip school, says Michael Gove

The minister suggested the idea could be considered as part of a drive to restore 'an ethic of responsibility'

Chronicle Live

New £50 heating payment set to be made to around 400,000 people before end of this month

Around 400,000 people on low incomes will be paid over £20m through a new Scottish Government benefit in March.

Daily Record

DWP: The conditions which are most and least likely to be awarded PIP payments

Eligibility is based on how condition affects your daily life, but campaigners have complied a list of likely winners and losers

Chronicle Live

How the DWP fraud squad catches selfish swindlers who try to steal taxpayers' money

People fraudulently claim benefits such as Universal Credit and PIP - with a team in Newcastle tasked to crackdown on the crime

Chronicle Live

People of State Pension age living on their own may be due extra £201 each week from April

Successful new claims for Pension Credit may also qualify for the £900 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants could have benefits cut due to new DWP rule

Thousands of people will soon be contacted about the change

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Chronicle Live

Energy bills to DWP Universal Credit - everything we know will rise in April

We look at the rises already confirmed for April, including benefits, and speculate what else may not have been announced yet

Daily Record

DWP confirms new Universal Credit rule change will not affect specific groups of people during pilot phase

DWP is providing focused support for people who remain unemployed or with low earnings after 13 and 26-weeks of claiming Universal Credit.

Nottingham Post

DWP Jobcentre staff to get £250 vouchers for getting people into work

Universal Credit claimants will also have to visit a Jobcentre every fortnight, after having been on the benefit for 13 weeks

Liverpool Echo

'Clunky' DWP system affecting new £900 Cost of Living payments

The Treasury Committee said payments to people on means-tested benefits should be spread out over six months in winter

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Daily Record

People claiming Universal Credit could also be due up to £627 each month on top of benefit

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you may qualify for extra financial support from DWP.

Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit pilot scheme sees claimants having to go to job centre daily

Staff at the DWP who get the most people into work will get a £250 bonus

Manchester Evening News

All the Universal Credit and other benefit changes happening in the coming weeks

A series of changes will be applied to DWP and HMRC payments in the coming weeks

Glasgow Live

Universal Credit cut could affect thousands amid new minimum wage rule change

Thousand of people across the UK, including Glaswegians, could be affected by the latest changes with the new payment rule having just come into force.

Daily Record

Older people making new claim for £3,500 income top-up could receive payment in six weeks

New claims for Pension Credit can be backdated by up to three months.

Daily Mirror

DWP to give Jobcentre staff £250 in vouchers for getting people back into work

The pilot from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also see Universal Credit claimants asked to visit a Jobcentre every weekday for a fortnight once they have been on the benefit for 13 weeks

Nottingham Post

Martin Lewis calls energy cap 'irrelevant' as bills discount set to end with price rises expected

Regulator Ofgem announced today (February 27) that the figure suppliers will be able to charge will drop from £4,279 per year to £3,280 however UK households will still have to pay more

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