7 h. ago DWP confirms new Universal Credit rates as increase due in April

New rates of Universal Credit announced at the Budget will come into place in April

Politics

14 h. ago DWP confirms New and Basic State Pension weekly payment rates from April

Pensioners could see an increase of up to £574 next year under the Triple Lock.

Economics

34 h. ago Full list of new DWP PIP rates for all awards from April 2026

DWP has confirmed how much PIP will rise by in the new financial year

Events

37 h. ago DWP confirms new PIP monthly payment rates for all eight award types from April

Find your new PIP payment as DWP confirms proposed new PIP payment rates for 2026/27.

Economics

39 h. ago DWP announces new payment rates from April for State Pension and benefits

The new weekly payment rates for Sate Pension, PIP, Attendance Allowance and working age benefits will start on April 6.

Economics

6 d. ago Millions of pensioners to receive £575 boost under 'triple lock'

From April, the rate of the full new state pension is expected to increase to just over £240 per week - an increase the Chancellor said was worth £575 per year.

Economics

2 w. ago People over State Pension age due up to £305 heating payment from this week

Nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland will receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from November 16.

Economics

2 w. ago New calls to scrap Basic State Pension and pay everyone equal amounts

The UK Government is being urged to move everyone to the New State Pension and increase the weekly payment rates.

Economics

4 w. ago BBC TV licence price set to rise above £180 next year in new cost of living blow

The TV licence fee is set by the Government and it normally rises every April, in line with the previous September rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation

Economics