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The Latest Breaking News on Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science and Matt Hancock had habit of saying things that were untrue, UK Covid inquiry hears – as it happened

UK household income likely to fall by £2,000 a year, says thinktank

Resolution Foundation says UK only halfway through two-year cost of living crisis, with only very richest likely to see income rise in 2023-24

The Guardian - UK

Worst yet to come for families struggling with cost of living, think tank warns

After housing costs, the typical income for a working age family is set to drop by 3% in the year to the end of March.

The Independent UK

Financial expert warns people could end up paying more tax from April

The freeze on income tax thresholds could see some people paying more tax on their salary.

Daily Record

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£900 DWP Cost of Living payment dates and who will get the three payments in 2023/2024

Payments of £301, £300 and £299 will be made to eight million homes on benefits between April 1 2023 and March 31, 2024

Chronicle Live

‘Difficult or impossible’ for a third of adults to cover an extra £20 expense

People are being forced to take increasingly desperate measures to get by during the cost-of-living crisis, Citizens Advice said.

The Independent UK

Future of State Pension Triple Lock rule is 'difficult decision’ for UK Government, warns money expert

There is also speculation that the State Pension age could increase a decade earlier than planned.

Daily Record

State Pension payments are rising by up to £75 per month from April - here are the new rates

The New State Pension is rising to more than £815 per month as part of the Triple Lock uprating.

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DWP confirms new 2023 State Pension rates with millions receiving increase

Some will get more than £815 a month

Wales Online

DWP rejects State Pension petition calling for weekly £380 payment and retirement age of 60

The issue was debated in parliament

Nottingham Post

DWP rejects calls to increase State Pension to £380 each week and reduce retirement age to 60

The proposals in an online petition that received over 110,000 signatures of support were debated by MPs last week.

Daily Record

Nottingham councillors claim Government's social care 'failure' to blame for planned tax rise

Nottingham City Council is proposing to increase council tax by 5% next year, with the authority saying that increasing demand for social care is a big issue.

Nottingham Post

Social welfare Ireland: Major money changes expected within weeks as Christmas warning given

There are some well-needed payment hikes due to begin from January 2023 amid the cost of living crisis

Irish Mirror

Benefits uplift in Scotland welcomed but campaigners say more can be done

Deputy First Minister John Swinney set out the 2023/24 budget in Holyrood.

The Independent UK

Social welfare payments for thousands to increase by €12 a week within days in welcome boost

One of the most widespread changes which will come into effect in a matter of weeks is the additional €12 being added to weekly social welfare payments

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The Guardian - UK

30 million in UK ‘priced out of decent standard of living by 2024’

Thinktank blames rising prices, inflation and unemployment, and called for national living income

Daily Mirror

Why Rishi Sunak's claim a pay rise for every striker will cost you £1,000 is untrue

More than 5million public sector workers want a proper pay rise - and Rishi Sunak claims that will cost you an 'extra' £1,000 a year. So how true is his claim? Not very, say the experts

Nottingham Post

New state pension rates for 2023 as payments for some hiked to more than £815 a month

The Triple Lock rule has been honoured

Daily Record

State Pension rising to more than £815 per month next year - here are the new pay rates

Payments for the New and Basic State Pension are paid every four weeks.

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New UK disability claims double in past year, with fastest rise among teens – IFS

Labour promises extra help and says rise is due to years of underinvestment in health and social care

Nottingham Post

DWP and HMRC 2023 benefit increases including Universal Credit, Jobseekers Allowance and State Pension

Around 10 million households are set to benefit from the extra financial support

Daily Mirror

DWP told to 'get a grip' over quiet housing benefit cut that hits 844,000 Brits

The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - the amount of Universal Credit people get to cover private rent - has been frozen since April 2020. And page 66 of an Autumn Statement document confirmed it's being frozen again to 2024

ABC News

Youth allowance will go up by the largest amount since 1998 — but it remains stuck below the inflation rate

Youth and student payments will go up by 6.1 per cent on January 1 — but the increase still won't be enough to cover the cost of living amid rising inflation.

AAP

Welfare, study payments to increase

The social services minister says boosts to welfare payments indexed by up to $20 a week will help vulnerable people keep up with the rising cost of living.

The Independent UK

Supporting the most vulnerable through difficult times a ‘key focus’- Mel Stride

Three objectives for the DWP are helping the most vulnerable, getting people back into work and cracking down on benefits fraud, the minister said.

The New Daily

Welfare groups cheer Centrelink deal by David Pocock, although Jacqui Lambie is no fan

ACT Senator David Pocock will back the industrial relations bill, but demanded the government review Centrelink income payments

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