33 h. ago Three 'winter benefits' that could help with bills, DWP explains

The Department for Work and Pensions has shared a list of three 'winter benefits' available to many people

Politics

33 h. ago DWP shares 3 'winter benefits' you may qualify for to 'help with your bills'

Here's what you need to know about the Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount and Cold Weather Payment

Politics

9 d. ago PIP and other benefits not eligible for Cold Weather Payment 2025 despite low temperatures

A wide variety of benefits will not be automatically eligible for extra money across the winter period

Politics

9 d. ago People on New or Basic State Pension can change monthly payments to weekly

A former DWP employee shares how the frequency of State Pension payments can easily be changed to weekly.

Economics

1 week ago Former DWP employee shares tips on how to protect PIP and other disability benefit payments

Essential tips for new and existing PIP, Adult Disability Payment and Attendance Allowance claimants.

Economics

1 week ago State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other payments could stop if you stay in hospital this winter

DWP payments may be reduced or paused if the relevant department is not notified, even if it is just for one night.

Economics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer has had ‘500 days of failure’ in office, says SNP

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart highlighted issues such as pensioner winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

Events

2 w. ago Homeowners urged to add cinnamon powder to their hoover this winter

According to a cleaning expert, adding cinnamon into your hoover this winter can have two big benefits

Politics

2 w. ago Check for unclaimed benefits this weekend to boost household income this winter

A new report from Policy in Practice indicates millions of people are missing out on extra financial support.

Politics

2 w. ago Kim Kardashian slams ‘full of s**t’ psychics for giving her hope she’d pass bar exam as resumes studies in tiny bikini

KIM Kardashian refuses to throw in the book as she returns to studying, after fuming that psychics incorrectly predicted she would pass her exam to qualify as a lawyer. The billionaire entrepreneur and reality star, 45, posing in a bikini while revising with a textbook, failed her California bar exam after six years of studying....

Events

2 w. ago People on any of these six benefits due extra £59 payment next month

The £59 Winter Heating Payment is only available in Scotland and has replaced the DWP's £25 Cold Weather Payment.

Economics

2 w. ago Winter Fuel Payment rules show five benefits that may not be eligible

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that more than nine million people born before September 22, 1959, will receive between £100 and £300 in Winter Fuel Payments

Politics

3 w. ago US states must stop the power shutoffs during the shutdown | Edward J Markey and Mark Wolfe

Americans are choosing between heating their homes and putting food on the table. Officials and utilities can prevent thisAs the stalemate over government funding and healthcare benefits continues, winter is approaching – but federal heating assistance, blocked by the shutdown, isn’t arriving in time. Millions of American families are about to face an impossible choice: heating their homes or putting food on the table. As the senator for a state known for its volatile winters and as executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, we call on states and utilities to choose a different outcome for those families and shut off the shutoffs. A nationwide freeze on utilities’ ability to disconnect customers from heat for nonpayment isn’t about politics – it’s about public safety.The breakdown in federal budget negotiations has frozen the release of funding for many of the essential services families rely on nationwide, including the Low-Income Home Energy Assist...

Events

4 w. ago Who is eligible for winter fuel payment as millions to receive boost from today

The government made a U-turn on eligibility criteria earlier this year

Economics

last month Bizarre DWP loophole that means households could get £600 in Winter Fuel Payments instead of £300

LIVING together but claiming benefits separately could see your household bag two Winter Fuel Payments this year. The payment, which is worth up to £300 to help with rising heating bills is hitting more than nine bank accounts from next week. Last year the rules changed and only people on certain benefits got the Winter Fuel Payment, which caused a lot of anger....

Economics