42 h. ago DWP December 2025 benefit and pension payment dates ahead of change next week

If you're due a benefit payment next month, your money may arrive on a different day due to the Christmas and New Year bank holidays

Economics

64 h. ago Full list of people due extra DWP payment this month and what to do if it doesn’t arrive

The DWP’s Christmas Bonus should be paid automatically before Christmas

Politics

5 d. ago I ate 3,000 meals for my ‘best of London restaurants’ list – and I hope you disagree with it | Jonathan Nunn

From pie-and-mash to the swank of a Michelin star, everyone has their own idea of what’s ‘best’. What’s yours?Jonathan Nunn is the author of London Feeds ItselfAlmost 24 years ago, a small British food magazine called Restaurant assembled an all-star panel – made up of Gordon Ramsay, John Torode, Aldo Zilli and 65 other food guys – to adjudicate on the world’s most stupid question: what is the best restaurant on the planet? It didn’t matter that no judge had been to all the restaurants on the shortlist, or that two of the judges happened to be Jeremy Clarkson and Roger Moore – what the editors of Restaurant understood is that people love a list, and if you order a group of restaurants from 50-1 and throw a party, people might take it seriously.“This could run and run,” the editors wrote in their intro, half hoping. They were right. Within two decades, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants had gone from what critic Jay Rayner described as a “terribly successful marketing exercise” to an in...

Politics

5 d. ago DWP change could see older PIP claimants get extra £308 a month

Older people on PIP could soon get more money

Economics

5 d. ago Full list of extra benefits people on Adult Disability Payment can claim

New claims for the devolved disability benefit are currently taking an average of 46 working days to process.

Politics

6 d. ago Full list of changes people on Adult Disability Payment need to report during review

PIP has now ended in Scotland for all new and existing claimants.

Politics

8 d. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment warning to all pensioners waiting on money this month

Payments of between £100 and £300 will be issued in batches until mid-December.

Events

9 d. ago DWP extra weekly State Pension payment to older people in specific age group

There are also more than 700,000 older people eligible for a State Pension top-up of £4,300 annual income top-up.

Economics

1 week ago Teaching children finance more important than history or science, new report reveals

TEACHING children about financial education is more important than history or science, a major survey shows. A new global report from Santander finds that people rank financial education second only to maths in a list of the core school subjects. The study come after Ministers announced last month that financial literacy will be required in...

Society

2 w. ago Donald Trump suddenly BANS immigration to US from 19 countries but list may hit 30

All asylum claims had been paused by Donald Trump but now the president has extended his immigration freeze to people from 19 countries already on his ban list

Politics

2 w. ago Full list of people who should 'speak to a doctor' before taking ibuprofen

While it's available to buy without a prescription, specific groups should consult a health professional before taking it

Politics

2 w. ago People in Scotland on benefits due £59 winter heating payment this 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 Check eligibility for DWP extra payment as 'qualifying week' expected to start

Anyone claiming 24 benefits during the qualifying week could be entitled to the Christmas Bonus

Politics

2 w. 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

2 w. ago UK unveils bid for 2035 women’s football World Cup with 15 cities and 22 stadiums in mix

FA says 63 million people within two hours of a venueFinal stadium list will come down to between 14 and 16England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the largest single-sport event staged in the UK.The Lionesses’ leading goalscorer, Ellen White, described the bid as “really special” and compared it to her experience of the 2012 Olympics as a part of Team GB. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago DWP PIP changes which will see thousands get extra payments into bank accounts

The new measure is anticipated to cost as much as £6bn

Economics

3 w. ago DWP told to consider adding extra element to Attendance Allowance

Calls for DWP to make a change

Politics

3 w. ago NHS confirmed full list of people who can get free prescriptions as new figures released

A wide variety of people across the UK could be eligible for free NHS prescriptions - from pensioners aged 60 and over to benefit claimants and those with specific medical conditions

Economics

3 w. ago Full list of people eligible for extra DWP Christmas payment next month

The DWP will issue a wide variety of people a tax-free bonus payment in just a matter of days

Politics

3 w. ago DWP extra financial support available to families on low income

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides a wide variety of payments and discounts to those who need it most - here's a full list of what you could be entitled to

Politics