14 h. ago 24 DWP benefits that could see you 'automatically' get extra £10 before 2026

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) gives certain people a tax-free payment each year

Economics

21 h. ago Parents, pensioners and disabled people due up to £305 in one

More than half a million children and families in Scotland received cash help for winter energy bills last year.

Economics

3 d. ago Pensioners on disability benefits may be due an extra £83 every week

Low-income pensioners on disability benefits, or those providing unpaid care, may be entitled to extra financial support.

Economics

3 d. ago Pensioners without a Blue Badge may be able to use disabled parking spaces

Pension age disability benefits do not include a mobility element which can act as a passport to the Blue Badge or Motability schemes.

Politics

6 d. ago New calls to give early State Pension payments to disabled people over 60

An online petition is calling on the UK Government to change State Pension eligibility rules.

Economics

1 week ago Extra OVO, EDF, Octopus and more energy support for pensioners and disabled in an emergency

Energy firms across the UK could provide extra help to some billpayers, especially in an emergency

Politics

1 week ago EDF, Octopus, British Gas and more emergency energy support for pensioners and disabled billpayers

The Priority Services Register is a free service available across the UK that allows energy suppliers to tailor extra support to those who need it most

Economics

1 week ago People on disability benefits due an extra £255 payment before end of this month

Child Winter Heating Payments will be issued automatically to almost 45,000 young disabled people in Scotland.

Economics

1 week ago Monty Don shares the one key job to do in your garden this October

Gardens across the UK could benefit from some extra care in autumn, the expert says

Politics

1 week ago People making a new claim for Adult Disability Payment can unlock access to extra benefits

New claims for the devolved disability benefit are currently taking an average of 37 working days to process.

Politics

2 w. ago Term ‘disabled’ being used too widely, shadow work and pensions secretary says – UK politics live

Helen Whateley says ‘millions are sitting on the sofa at home’Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”.Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment I spent a lot of time going around our communities, talking to people. People are ground down. We’ve had a decade-and-a-half in which living standards haven’t budged and people have seen their communities held down. And you will get people trying to stoke division, trying to bla...

Politics

2 w. ago Young people on disability benefits to get an extra £255 payment next week

Child Winter Heating Payments will be issued automatically to almost 45,000 young disabled people in Scotland.

Economics

3 w. ago Pensioners on disability benefits may be due an extra £331 every month

Low-income pensioners on disability benefits, or those providing unpaid care, may be entitled to extra financial support.

Economics