7 h. ago DWP cash boost worth £4,300 every year but 910,000 families are missing out

The Government recently launched a new drive with Age UK to encourage more people to check their Pension Credit eligibility

Economics

3 d. ago Full list of DWP changes to Universal Credit due to start in April

Nearly four million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 under new reforms.

Politics

6 d. ago Almost 300,000 families 'experiencing the worst forms of homelessness', major report shows

Housing charity Crisis says this includes people being forced to sleep on the streets and in unsuitable temporary accommodation such as nightly-paid B&Bs and hostels

Society

9 d. ago Luke Littler can boost net worth at Grand Slam of Darts with unique format explained

Luke Littler is preparing to defend his Grand Slam of Darts title in Wolverhampton, with the event featuring a different format from most darts tournaments

Politics

9 d. ago London families wait 18 years for council home as Government tells Sadiq Khan: 'Build, baby, build!'

Labour MPs spell out full extent of London housing crisis as 330,000 families seek permanent home

Politics

1 week ago Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off

Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week, affecting some 90,000 families in the island’s western region

Politics

1 week ago DWP benefit payment dates to move and extra cash due to arrive

There are a couple of DWP changes over the coming weeks

Economics

1 week ago Families will pay nearly £600,000 in income tax over their lifetimes, new figures reveal

FAMILIES will pay nearly £600,000 in income tax over their lifetimes, new figures reveal.  They will cough up £571,740 — part of a £1.28million lifetime tax bill once VAT, national insurance and other levies are included.  TaxPayers’ Alliance chief executive, John O’Connell, claimed most households were now “tax millionaires” after unveiling his group’s research findings....

Economics

2 w. ago People on state pension and 23 other benefits will get extra payments next month

Those who are eligible will get the DWP cash ahead of a key date

Economics

2 w. ago People claiming 24 DWP benefits to get extra cash next month

DWP will pay out tax-free bonuses in just a few weeks' time

Politics

2 w. ago Families invaded by rats after 25,000 tonne mountain of stinking rubbish is dumped by 'Liverpool gang' outside their homes as council say it will cost £4.5MILLION to clear up

The 30ft mountain of 25,000 tonnes of waste in Wigan, Gtr Manchester, is made of of soiled nappies as well as chemicals and plastic.

Economics

2 w. ago HMRC froze 23,000 families’ child benefit over incomplete travel data

One mother saw her child benefit stop after a trip lasting less than 24 hours

Society

2 w. ago HMRC apologises after wrongly stopping 35,000 families’ child benefit

One mother saw her child benefit stop after a trip lasting less than 24 hours

Society

2 w. ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 35,000 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Teeth whitening kit that sells every 20 seconds and works 'in 7 days' on stains

'This product really works and is worth it if you want to boost your confidence real quick'

Events

2 w. ago 250,000 families to receive confirmation of £150 discount on energy bills

Letters will be dropping on doormats across England and Wales from Tuesday

Economics

2 w. ago Over 250,000 families urged to check for letters about £150 bills help landing this week – see if you need to act

MORE than 250,000 families are set to receive letters this week confirming their £150 discount on energy bills this winter. The Warm Home Discount letters are being sent to households across England and Wales from Tuesday, with all those entitled set to receive one before January. The Warm Home Discount Scheme is a one-off £150...

Economics

2 w. ago DWP confirms cuts to Universal Credit health element will start in April

New Universal Credit changes will see around four million households get an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725.

Science

3 w. ago Michelle Mone 'should be stripped of OBE', Covid bereaved families say

A group representing 7,000 Covid bereaved families said it was a 'disgrace' the Scottish lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone still held the gong and called on government to act

Politics

3 w. ago Millions of Universal Credit claimants set for income boost worth up to £450

The average claimants will receive nearly £400 more a year – but economists warn it comes at the ‘wrong time’

Economics