16 h. ago Check for unclaimed cash over Easter to boost household income by up to £4,300

The bank holiday weekend is the perfect time to make sure you are not missing out on an income top-up.

Economics

17 h. ago Three extra DWP cash payments you may be eligible for if you receive Pension Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issues a series of payments to people over the State Pension age throughout the year - Here's everything you need to know

Economics

18 h. ago DWP urges people to apply for State Pension compensation if they feel ‘adversely affected’ by rule change

Adult Dependency Increases were extra amounts paid to pensioners who had a dependent spouse below State Pension age.

Politics

21 h. ago Millions of Brits set to lose Child Benefit payments this summer

The weekly payment is worth £26.05 for your first child, and £17.25 each for any additional children.

Economics

26 h. ago Millions set to face heavy disruption in Easter travel plans due to engineering works, strikes, traffic and flooding

Millions set to face heavy disruption in Easter travel plans due to engineering works, strikes, traffic and flooding  lbc.co.uk

Events

29 h. ago Undercard fighters thank ‘man of his word’ Chris Eubank Jr for cash boost

Eubank Jr has not forgotten the fallout from his original contest against Conor Benn being called off.

Economics

39 h. ago A road trip to Lambeau Field: my search for the magic of the NFL draft | Emma John

Why are a quarter of a million people set to descend on Green Bay? I went to Wisconsin to find out I’ve just got back from a road trip in Wisconsin. The upper Midwest is not an obvious destination for a spring break, certainly not in early April. As my plane circled above Milwaukee, the brown and leafless landscape warned me I’d travelled back in time to midwinter.It was too cold to brave the beaches – the Lake Michigan shore was covered in snow and ice – but the bars at least were convivial. This is often the case in Wisconsin, the state with the highest alcohol consumption per capita. Many of my fellow drinkers were keen to point out that they were responsible for nearly all the brandy sold in the US (as a collective, not individually). Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Traffic news live: Easter travel disruption warning with hundreds of train closures planned

‘Potentially disruptive’ rain forecast as millions set off on Easter getaways

Events

41 h. ago Traffic news live: Warning issued over Easter travel disruption as millions plan getaways

‘Potentially disruptive’ rain forecast as millions set off on Easter getaways

Events

47 h. ago Pension Credit rules older people need to know before going on holiday this year

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

Politics

47 h. ago Pension Credit payment rules people should know before going on holiday this year

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

Economics

60 h. ago Families could get £1,000s in DWP repayments but must 'act now'

Families will now have to supply documents themselves to get state pension repayments after the DWP stopped its investigations into underpayments

Economics

64 h. ago Stealth raid is set to drag 18 MILLION more Brits into tax system including huge numbers of pensioners even if Labour doesn't extend threshold freeze beyond 2027

HM Revenue & Customs estimates, revealed under freedom of information rules, have laid bare the scale of the stealth raid.

Economics

64 h. ago UK motorists told they could pay less for petrol depending on time of day they fill up

The simple tactic could provide a boost for cash-strapped road users

Politics

64 h. ago Giant new ASDA store threatened by Met Police as cops demand mega cash boost

A development of 1,600 homes and a massive 60,000 square ft Asda store has been met with opposition from the Metropolitan Police which claims the extra 4,000 residents will add 'unacceptable pressure'

Events

67 h. ago State Pension payment update for people waiting for DWP annual uprating letter

The New and Basic State Pension weekly payment rates increased by 4.1 per cent on April 7.

Economics

2 d. ago Older people could be due DWP payout after new State Pension communication issue identified

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is urging pensioners who may be affected to contact the DWP.

Economics

3 d. ago Revealed: The least crowded European destinations for a quiet beach holiday

With summer on the horizon and millions of Brits set to head abroad, a new study by Wizz Air has revealed which European beaches offer sun, sea - and space for a prime spot on the sand. 

Politics

3 d. ago Pensioners could be eligible for extra weekly payment of more than £100

The DWP has made new figures available, showing that the State Pension currently gives a regular income for 13 million older people across the UK, with some able to claim extra support

Economics

3 d. ago People on State Pension of less than £106 each week could be due extra DWP payment

There are also 760,000 older people eligible for a State Pension top-up of £4,300 annual income top-up.

Economics