16 h. ago DWP benefit payment dates to move and extra cash due to arrive

There are a couple of DWP changes over the coming weeks

Economics

43 h. ago 156,000 at risk of being left without HOT WATER due to energy meter switch off

THOUSANDS of households are at risk of being left without heating or hot water this winter. Approximately 156,000 British households are still using old Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters and haven’t swapped to a smart meter, Energy UK warns.  Households with these meters are being urged to get in touch with their energy supplier as...

Events

5 d. ago Business and charity leaders urge ministers to lead England’s transition to four

Open letter signed by more than 100 leaders comes after local government secretary criticised a council for switching to shorter weekAnalysis: Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stanceMore than 100 business and charity leaders have called on ministers to “lead the country’s transition toward a shorter working week”, after the local government secretary criticised a council for shifting to a four-day work pattern.Steve Reed wrote to South Cambridgeshire district council, the first English council to trial a four-day week, raising concerns about performance and value for money, and expressing his “deep disappointment” over the policy. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Full list of who will get £150 energy bill help as letters go out

Hundreds of thousands of households can expect to receive the Government letter

Economics

8 d. ago Thousands of households sent letters about free £100 cash payment

More than 2,000 eligible residents have not yet claimed their one-off £100 Household Support Fund payment this winter

Economics

1 week ago Thousands of households have faulty insulation. Here’s how it happened

Britain’s flagship home insulation programme has received a damning verdict from the National Audit Office

Politics

3 w. ago Thousands of UK households could get council tax discount and save hundreds

The Disabled Band Reduction Scheme is meant to help disabled people who may be in larger properties because of their needs

Politics

3 w. ago Thousands of households due extra £293 payment this December

Carer's Allowance Supplement is paid twice a year to people who are claiming Carer Support Payment or Carer's Allowance on a specific date in Scotland

Economics

4 w. ago Households could lose out on £1,000s they’re owed by DWP as pension records may be DELETED

HOUSEHOLDS could be losing out on thousands of pounds of cash because of state pension records being deleted. Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has raised concerns that some records are being deleted, making it "virtually impossible" to correct past errors in state pension payments. Some pensioners have ended up underpaid due to errors with...

Economics