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DWP tells Universal Credit claimants not to worry if you've not got your £324 payment yet

Most Universal Credit claimants should have received their cost of living payment, but DWP has until November 23 to pay everyone

Chronicle Live

Means-tested benefits that could stop if you do not report a hospital stay

Payments may be reduced or paused if the relevant department is not notified, even if it's just one night - read our guide below on what to do in this situation.

Glasgow Live

State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits could stop if you do not report a hospital stay

Payments may be reduced or paused if the relevant department is not notified, even if it's just one night.

Daily Record

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Single mum of four on Universal Credit shares how she slashed monthly food bill to £121

Kimberley Shannon, 33, swears by thorough planning, big shops and bulk buying to save more in the long run - and it means her monthly food bill is as low as £121

Daily Mirror

Four million children now live in households on universal credit

Feed the Future:The Independent is calling on the government to provide free school meals to more children in need

The Independent UK

How to claim Warm Home Discount and get £150 off your energy bills this winter

The cost of living crisis has seen the likes of shopping and petrol increases, and energy bills are sky-high. Read on below to find out how to get £150 off your bills this winter.

Glasgow Live

Universal Credit claimants with specific health conditions could be due extra £627 a month

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you may qualify for extra financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Glasgow Live

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DWP can give up to £812 for essentials like rent and clothes if you are on specific benefits

Budgeting loans are available to people who receive certain benefits - read this guide to find out if you are eligible and how much money you could get

Chronicle Live

Mum-of-three avoids putting heating on as energy bill more than triples

Linda Gapp, who has a son with special needs and a baby daughter, said she is 'dreading' the colder months

Manchester Evening News

DWP to give Universal Credit boost as claimants could get extra £52 a month

The Government is expected to raise benefit payments in line with inflation which could see a 10 per cent increase for claimants - meaning they could get an extra £52 a month.

Glasgow Live

People on Universal Credit with any of these health conditions could be due an extra £627 each month

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

Daily Record

Family of seven's benefit payments were stopped because house burned down

The council has been told to backpay the loss

Wales Online

DWP benefits and pensions set to rise alongside inflation amid 'eye-watering' cuts

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement on Thursday, November 17, as state pensions and benefits are expected to rise in line with inflation rates in 2022.

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants who could miss out on Christmas bonus

The criteria for the bonus means some claimants could miss out

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Daily Record

DWP warns £324 cost of living automatic payments may fail for some people this month

More than 6.4 million payments have been made to people on means-tested benefits since November 8.

Daily Mirror

'I sold my wedding ring to top up electric meter' - grim tales of poverty-stricken Brits

A new study has interviewed 40 people at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis - and it makes for grim reading for Rishi Sunak ahead of Thursday's Autumn budget statement

Glasgow Live

What are child maintenance payments and do they affect Universal Credit benefit

This guide explains how the child maintenance service works, its impact on benefits and how you can apply - read on below for some more handy information on what support is available.

Nottingham Post

DWP Universal Credit claimants could receive an extra £52 a month, reports suggest

Initial plans have reportedly been drawn up

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Liverpool Echo

DWP warns pensioners they have just days left to claim £150 energy bill support

People who qualify for pension credit could be entitled to the support

The National (Scotland)

'This cost-of-living crisis is a decades-long injustice', campaigners say

RISHI Sunak is being urged to introduce an uplift to Universal Credit to prevent people falling into destitution this winter, with warnings it would…

Daily Mirror

Furious mum blasts school for serving her daughter 'basically empty' ham baguette

The pupil's mum Donna Jones was furious at the sandwich served to her daughter at West Monmouth School in Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, and was sent a photo of her food with hardly any filling in the sandwich

Daily Mirror

'We must fight for our neighbours and communities against grinding poverty'

With Universal Credit too low to cover rising gas and electricity charges and soaring food bills, the safety net for millions of families is not now our welfare state but food banks and charity

Liverpool Echo

Asda urgently recalls children's clothes amid safety fears

Asda shoppers will be given a full refund

Chronicle Live

Second cost of living payment should have hit most bank accounts this week

DWP figures show that 800,000 families are still waiting to be paid, out of a total of 7.2m Universal Credit claimants

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit boost as claimants could soon get £52 more each month

The Autumn Statement is expected to be set out by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on November 17 and households will be listening closely to hear how the latest decisions will impact them.

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