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October 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

All the essential cost of living information you need in October

The Independent UK

Lawyers flag ‘scandalous’ issues as DWP pays out £452 million in compensation

Claimants were found to have lost the ‘Severe Disability Premium’ (SDP) in the move to universal credit, with the DWP not doing enough to ensure their incomes were protected

The Independent UK

Will August Bank Holiday 2025 Cost You? DWP Benefit Payment Dates and Money Changes Bring Major Implications

DWP benefits like Universal Credit paid early due to 25 Aug bank holiday. Uni fees rise to £9,535, inflation at 3.6%.

International Business Times UK

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Welfare cuts will still plunge thousands into poverty despite U-turn, MPs warn

There are still major changes coming for those who become disabled in the future

The Independent UK

SNP call on Labour backbenchers to push for end to two-child cap

LABOUR backbenchers have been urged to use their "appetite for rebellion" to pressure the UK Government into dropping the two-child…

The National (Scotland)

DWP reveals deadline for thousands of benefit claimants owed compensation after court battle

Over 10,000 people with ‘complex’ cases are still waiting for a payment

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis’ charity says DWP is ‘more aggressive than banks’ in clawing back debt

‘It cannot be right that the state is lagging far behind the standards that consumer creditors have to meet’

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Labour publish immigration status of Universal Credit claimants for first time

Data showing the immigration status of people claiming universal credit has been published for the first time.

The National (Scotland)

What disability benefit claimants need to know about Labour’s new welfare plans

After major concessions, there are still key changes to be aware of

The Independent UK

More than 1.6 million children hit by two-child benefit cap

THE number of households affected by the controversial two-child benefit cap has increased by more than 13,000 over the past year, with more than…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Unemployed people on sickness benefits paid £2,500 more than minimum wage workers

A Universal Credit claimant who is not working and claims housing payments and PIP for ill health will receive £25,000 next year, according to research

Evening Standard

Labour 'could trample all over' Scottish benefits system, expert claims

The UK Government “could trample all over” the “hard work” of Social Security Scotland with its plans to cut disability benefits, an expert…

The National (Scotland)

'Lack of vision': John Curtice gives verdict on Labour's first year in power

Labour have suffered the fastest fall in support for any newly-elected Westminster government because of their “lack of vision and positive…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer faces fresh rebellion threat ahead of welfare bill vote

A REBEL Labour MP has launched a bid to halt the Government’s planned Universal Credit.

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Evening Standard

Alleged people smuggling gang member ‘made millions while on Universal Credit’

The group is believed to have used visas of people with legitimate status in the UK to aid the arrival of over 500 Gambian citizens.

International Business Times UK

Reeves Grapples with Welfare Crisis: Concessions Spark Calls for a Sweeping System Revamp

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a backlash over £5 billion welfare cuts, offering £3 billion in concessions to quell rebels. Is a full welfare system revamp the answer?

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour MPs urged to join rebellion and help stop disability cuts

SCOTTISH Labour MPs have the numbers to stop the UK Government’s disability cuts and have been urged by the SNP to join a growing backbench…

The National (Scotland)

Welfare reforms could push 150,000 into poverty, official DWP modelling suggests

Around 150,000 people will be pushed into poverty by 2030 as a result of the Government’s welfare cuts despite Keir Starmer being forced into a…

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The National (Scotland)

Wes Streeting forced to admit Labour wants fewer people claiming disability benefits

THE Health Secretary was forced to admit that the Labour Government wants fewer disabled people to be able to claim benefits ahead of a crunch vote…

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar urged to stand up against Keir Starmer's 'two-tier disability system'

SCOTTISH Labour Leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to “change the habit of a lifetime” and oppose Keir Starmer’s proposal of a “two-tier…

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says he was ‘distracted’ by Middle East and Nato during welfare rebellion

Prime minister said that he was ‘heavily focused’ on foreign affairsas Labour rebellion over welfare cuts grew

The Independent UK

Starmer’s welfare cuts could leave thousands of disabled women trapped with abusers, campaigners warn

Exclusive: The prime minister’s controversial welfare cuts would deepen economic insecurity for disabled women and make them more vulnerable to abuse, a new report has warned

Evening Standard

Warnings of tax rises after Downing Street welfare U-turn

Some 126 Labour backbenchers had signed an amendment that would have halted the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

The National (Scotland)

Labour's 'minor' climbdown will leave benefits system 'woefully inadequate'

LABOUR’S “very small” concessions on welfare reforms will still leave the system “woefully inadequate”, a disability rights worker has…

The Independent UK

Starmer’s ‘two-tier’ welfare concessions will create a ‘generational divide’, campaigners warn

‘We urge MPs to stand firm against a bill that continues to discriminate, harm, and marginalise’, said Amnesty International

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