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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

The Observer view on fuel poverty measures freezing out poorest Britons

New analysis reveals the least affluent need urgent government support this winter

The Guardian - UK

State Pension rise will not apply to 500,000 people despite triple-lock system

Nearly half a million people will not benefit from the 10.1 per cent rise which was announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during his Autumn Budget last week.

Edinburgh Live

Half a million DWP State Pension claimants to miss out on 10.1 per cent rise

Half a million pensioners are set to miss out on the rise in State Pension payments, due to the fact that they now live abroad - which is a clause in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) criteria.

Glasgow Live

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DWP: Full list of new payment rates for millions on PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

From Universal credit, Carers Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and more, millions could see their benefits upped next year

Bristol Post

Millions to get latest cost of living payment from today

Recipients have been told to beware of scammers

The Independent UK

Tory MP warns of ‘long term question marks’ over ‘sustainability’ of triple lock

Former work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb urged the Treasury to have a ‘more honest discussion’.

The Independent UK

Cost of Living help with up to 90% off water bills declared for some customers

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New DWP and HMRC payment rates from April 2023 including State Pension, PIP and Universal Credit

People receiving benefits including Attendance Allowance and Tax Credits will see their incomes boosted from next year following an announcement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

Glasgow Live

How the budget affects you: who are the real winners and losers?

Our experts dissect who will really gain from Jeremy Hunt’s ‘compassionate’ autumn statement

The Guardian - UK

Government has not given up on social care reform, insists Health Secretary

Steve Barclay said the pressures on the NHS were ‘predominantly’ to do with the pandemic.

The Independent UK

NHS on ‘crisis footing’ with likely rise in waiting lists despite extra funding

The Health Foundation believes while the increase to the NHS budget will provide “temporary respite”, services will face “difficult trade-offs”

Evening Standard

Millions more to need benefits as recession woes bear down

The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts a 13.4 per cent rise in people placed on health and disability benefits

The Independent UK

Raising council tax to fund social care will deepen inequality in UK, experts warn

Jeremy Hunt’s plans criticised for delay to reform, shifting burden to local authorities and ‘skewing the system’

The Guardian - UK

NHS England on ‘crisis footing’ with likely rise in waiting lists despite extra funding

Additional £3.3 billion will provide only temporary respite says Health Foundation, and services will face 'difficult trade-offs' on issues such as pay and the backlog

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The Independent UK

NHS on ‘crisis footing’ with likely rise in waiting lists despite extra funding

The Health Foundation believes while the increase to the NHS budget will provide “temporary respite”, services will face “difficult trade-offs”.

The Guardian - UK

UK health spending ‘to grow less than in austerity era’, analysis reveals

The chancellor’s extra billions for healthcare will equate only to a real-term rise of 1.2%

Chronicle Live

State Pension set to increase by up to £972 a year - how much you'll get with new payment amounts

If you receive the new State Pension, the basic State Pension, and/or Pension Credit, your weekly payments will go up from April

Nottingham Post

State Pension boosted by up to £75 per month next year as new rates confirmed

The Triple Lock has been kept for the 2023/24 financial year

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The Independent UK

NHS funding hundreds of millions short of what’s needed to improve care, experts warn

Treasury’s funding settlement won’t avert crisis in the NHS, which is ‘on the cusp of disaster’, IPPR warns

Liverpool Echo

Martin Lewis estimates when new cost of living payments will land

The Government has confirmed more cash will be delivered to the 'most vulnerable' as the cost of living crisis continues

Daily Mirror

'Jeremy Hunt promised an eye-watering budget - but the tears are all ours not his'

Don't be fooled by the generosity, says Paul Routledge, it's our state pension but the Chancellor will make us wait longer for it, and those on Universal Credit will be told to get back to work or lose money

The Conversation

Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can't make up for that

Many people on low incomes will have breathed a sigh of relief when the UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt announced, in his autumn statement on November 17 2022, that he would be increasing benefits by 10.1% in 2023. This is almost in line with the rate of inflation.

Nottingham Post

State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP payment rates from April 2023

Full list of DWP payments that are going up by 10.1% - and what the new amounts will likely be

Wales Online

Martin Lewis reacts to budget fears for 'squeezed middle'

Martin Lewis welcomed some aspects of the budget, but said some people would miss out on help

Edinburgh Live

Updated DWP payment rates from April 2023 for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and more benefits

The changes to the benefits that people will receive will change from April of next year and comes after Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement which he delivered on Thursday (November 17).

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