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DWP rejects call to give people on DLA £650 cost of living payment

People claiming disability benefits will receive a one-off payment for £150 in September.

Daily Record

DWP cost of living payment of £326 to start landing in Nottinghamshire bank accounts today

Payments are made from today (July 14) until July 31

Nottingham Post

Pause benefits sanctions until cost-of-living crisis is over, new report says

THE UK Government should pause benefits sanctions until the cost-of-living crisis has been resolved, Citizens Advice Scotland has said.

The National (Scotland)

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What to do if you DON'T get first half of £650 cost of living payment today

Millions of benefits claimants will get the first part of a £650 Government cost of living payment hitting their bank accounts from today, but if you don't get yours by the end of July take action

Daily Mirror

Check if you are due £326 cost of living payment landing in 8m bank accounts this month

Eligible claimants will receive the extra support between now and the end of July.

Daily Record

When will my cost of living payment arrive? All dates including £326 DWP cash from today

The UK cost of living help package begins today, with benefit claimants getting £650 in total, pensioners getting an extra winter fuel payment, and £400 of support for all householders rich or poor. Here's your month-by-month guide

Daily Mirror

When is the second half of the £650 cost of living payment being sent and how much is it?

Households who claim means-tested benefits, including Universal Credit, will start to receive the first half of the £650 cost of living payment from next week - but when is the second and final half being sent?

Daily Mirror

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DWP updates £326 cost of living eligibility for 'clarity' ahead of first payments

If you are eligible, you will be paid automatically in the same way you usually get your benefit or Tax Credits - you do not need to apply for any of the Cost of Living payments.

Edinburgh Live

DWP explains how 1.3million more people could get cost of living payment if they act fast

Those who appear to be excluded could still get a slice of the money

Nottingham Post

Demand for food banks in Scotland soars as Tory leadership contenders debate tax cuts for the wealthy

EXCLUSIVE: The number of Scots asking for advice on local food banks has risen by almost a third in the last year

Daily Record

Wednesday headlines: Scots murderer hides ex's body and WAG's car chased by police

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Daily Record

DWP: When the second cost of living payment will be paid into bank accounts

The first £326 payments will begin landing in accounts this week, but the second instalment of £324 will be paid in a few months

Chronicle Live

DWP Cost of Living Payment: People not entitled to £650 payment

There are some benefits which are not eligible

Nottingham Post

List of people who won't get £650 payment to help with cost of living

Why Government isn't paying the money to everyone who claims benefits

Wales Online

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Daily Record

32 ways legacy benefit claimants could trigger a 'natural migration' move to Universal Credit

DWP will transfer 2.6 million people to Universal Credit through managed migration by the end of 2024.

Daily Mirror

Cost of living crisis forces former NHS worker to live on cartons of vegetable juice

Errol Livingstone, 57, is a former NHS call handler and admits he has, at times, lived on cartons of pure vegetable juice, fresh orange juice and fruit as he struggles to survive

Daily Record

Man who lives on vegetable juice stopped using oven after Universal Credit was cut

Errol Livingstone said he now can’t afford to travel and insists having a Greggs is now a ‘luxury’ after the DWP cut his benefits.

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit claimants given social media warning as DWP cracks down on benefit fraud

The monitoring of bank account activity and cracking down on fraud guides being shared online form part of ministers' plans to save £4billion in benefit scams

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Nottingham Post

DWP update as new rules for new style Job Seekers Allowance announced

DWP has updated its guidance

Liverpool Echo

DWP 'improves clarity' of cost of living guidance ahead of £326 support payment

Millions of people receiving seven types of benefits will see payments land in bank accounts from tomorrow

Wales Online

Ex NHS worker living on vegetable juice after Universal Credit cut by £88

Errol, who can't afford to use his oven, is also relying on donations from his elderly mum, and 'fights' people at Tesco for reduced food bargains

Chronicle Live

'It will only get worse' – Fears mount after shocking report reveals scale of North East child poverty crisis

The North East has been named this week as the UK's new child poverty capital, overtaking London after a substantial rise in deprivation since 2014

Daily Mirror

Tory peers vote down plea to extend free school meals to 1.3million extra poor kids

Most children in Year 3 and above are ineligible for free school meals if their household income from work is more than £7,400 a year. Labour was also criticsed for abstaining on the Lords amendment

Bristol Post

Some of DWP's £326 cost of living payments expected to be delayed beyond deadline

Eight million Brits on Universal Credit and other benefits are awaiting a £326 DWP payment this Thursday

Chronicle Live

Gateshead man living on vegetable juice and refusing to use his oven after having Universal Credit slashed

Errol Livingstone said he now can't afford to get the Metro and insists having a Greggs is now a 'luxury' after the DWP cut his benefits

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