10 h. ago DWP rules means Universal Credit claimants will see delays to benefit rises

Universal Credit and other benefits, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance, are set to increase by 1.7% from April 7 - with state pension payments rising by 4.1%

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18 h. ago HMRC benefit increases happening in April 2025 including child benefit and minimum wage

Different HMRC benefits, along with the National Minimum Wage, are increasing this month - full list of new rates

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25 h. ago DWP scrapping major benefit from this weekend with no further payments made

A 'very small' number of people who are not eligible for Universal Credit or Pension Credit will see their Tax Credit claims closed on April 5

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46 h. ago DWP benefit payments increasing in April 2025 including PIP and Universal Credit

Benefit payments increase every year in April in line with inflation rates - here's a full list of how much they are going up by from this month

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69 h. ago All the things that are going up in price in April 2025 including energy bills and broadband

Many household bills and costs are set to increase from April 2025 - here's a full list of price hikes

Economics

3 d. ago Full list of DWP benefits rising by 1.7% from April including Universal Credit, PIP and Child Benefit

Most DWP and HMRC benefit payments are increased every year by the previous September level of inflation - this was confirmed to be 1.7% and the rise will soon hit bank accounts

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3 d. ago Minimum wage: 2025 pay rise for workers with new April national minimum wage increase

Millions will see a boost in their pay, but many still fall short of the Real Living Wage 💸

Economics

3 d. ago New DWP payment rates for people on State Pension or benefits starting next week

Full list of new rates for people on payments delivered by DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland.

Economics

4 d. ago Full list of benefits to rise in April including Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension

DWP have confirmed a full list of benefits set to increase in April. Here, we take a look at the full list of pay rises for benefit claimants - including PIP, Universal Credit and State Pension

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5 d. ago Payment rules older people on DWP benefit need to know before booking any holidays

Nearly 1.4 million people on Pension Credit should tell the DWP if they plan to leave mainland Britain for any reason.

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5 d. ago Employers National Insurance: How April 2025 increase will impact you

The UK Government is making the move 'to help fix the foundations of the public finances and invest in public services', but experts warn that businesses could make moves to save money in other ways

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7 d. ago PIP disability benefit change will see 150,000 people lose other DWP payments

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement today where she confirmed major cuts to the welfare bill which will impact up to 3.2 million families by 2030

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8 d. ago DWP Employment and Support Allowance to increase in April 2025

Employment and Support Allowance is just one of many DWP benefits increasing from next month - here's everything you need to know and a full list of rates going up

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8 d. ago Major change to DWP benefits next month including Universal Credit and PIP

If you're due a benefit payment on one of the Easter bank holidays, you'll likely be the previous working day, as the DWP and HMRC don't pay benefit payments on bank holidays

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9 d. ago How much will minimum wages go up by in 2025? Increases to take effect in April

Lower paid workers, especially those aged between 18 and 20, are about to get a significant uplift to their pay

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9 d. ago DWP benefit and rule changes in April 2025 including PIP, State Pension and Universal Credit

Benefit rates increasing, Universal Credit debt repayments changing and Carer's Allowance earning threshold going up - here's a full list of benefit and rule changes happening from next month

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1 week ago Exact date DWP Universal Credit benefit payments will rise next month

The new rates will only be applied to Universal Credit assessment periods that have started on or after April 7 - so some people will have to wait until June to see any increase

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1 week ago New employment laws coming in April 2025 including wage increases and NI hike

Here are the new laws coming into effect in April 2025

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1 week ago Attendance Allowance payments set to end for 169,000 people before end of this year

A new devolved payment will replace the DWP-delivered benefit for people living in Scotland.

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2 w. ago April 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as Labour announces cuts

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage will all rise from April

Economics