DWP estimates thousands more people will qualify for next means-tested cost of living payment worth £300

Miley Cyrus scored a hit single earlier this year with “Flowers” but don’t expect the former Disney star to sing it on tour anytime soon. The singer seemingly has no desire to go on tour and singing in front of thousands of fans.

People aged over 66 have until the end of Friday, May 19 to qualify for the £301 cost of living payment if they make a new claim for Pension Credit which later turns out to be successful. The means-tested benefit is worth more than £3,500 each year on average and acts as a gateway to additional help for heating bills, housing costs and Council Tax discounts.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that more than six million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 disability cost of living payment from next month. People in receipt of an eligible disability benefit will receive the payment automatically during a two-week window between Tuesday, June 20 and Tuesday, July 4.

New research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suggests that around one in five adults were finding bills and credit commitments a heavy burden by the start of this year. The City regulator found that the number of adults struggling this way is estimated to have increased by 3.1 million since May 2022, rising from around 7.8 million (15%) in May last year to 10.9 million (21%) in January 2023.

Tom Hanks has named the actor that he would most like to star as the next James Bond.A search for a new 007 is underway, with countless actors rumoured as being the next in line to play the iconic British spy.Now, Forrest Gump actor Hanks has shared who he thinks should replace Daniel Craig in the film franchise, and named Idris Elba as the actor most suited for the part.“Understand this,” he said during an interview with the BBC last week (May 9). “James Bond has a licence to kill.

The official Spring bank holiday falls on Monday, May 29 which means payments delivered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance, due on that date will be made early on Friday, May 26. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is expected to announce similar changes to scheduled payment also due on that date.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging all pensioners on a low income to check whether they could be eligible for Pension Credit, a means-tested benefit worth over £3,500 each year on average. Applications made before Friday, May 19 which later turn out to be successful will also qualify for the £301 means-tested cost of living payment.

The second round of Eurovision 2023 semi-finals have taken place at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, with the final 10 contestants qualifying for the final announced.

The second round of Eurovision 2023 semi-finals have taken place at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, with the final 10 contestants qualifying for the final announced.

Lewis Capaldi has announced he will be releasing his new album in-store at Glasgow Argyle Street HMV store. The 26-year-old Scots superstar released tickets to the intimate sitting on Thursday through his Instagram account.

The first round of Eurovision 2023 semi-finals have taken place at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, with hosts Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Julia Sanina welcoming 15 acts to battle it our for a place in this weekend's grand final.

Susanna Reid jokingly said she was going to check the golden rule book when it comes to live, pre-watershed broadcasting as she returned to Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (May 9) alongside Ed Balls.

More than eight million households across Great Britain are expected to have received a £301 lump sum payment by May 17 as part of the £900 means-tested cost of living financial support from the UK Government. Payments have been made directly to eligible claimants in receipt of qualifying benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) since April 25.

The King's lavish Coronation service yesterday will be followed by a concert tonight, Sunday, May 7. The show will take place in front of around 20,000 at Windsor Castle and will be attended by the newly-crowned King and Queen.

coronation of King Charles III. The 74-year-old monarch will be crowned alongside his wife, Camilla, 75, who will be installed as queen.Charles ascended to the British throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Sept.

You wait 70 years for a Coronation and 25 to host the Eurovision Song Contest and then the two come along at once.

This weekend will see King Charles III and Queen Camilla officially crowned during their Coronation at Westminster Abbey. Charles, who instantly became monarch last September following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, will leave the Abbey with his wife and other senior members of the royal family and head back to Buckingham Palace, where they’ll pose on the iconic balcony for photographs.

The race for next week's Official Albums Chart Number 1 hasn't even started yet, and already the battle lines are being drawn! 

Thanks to the record-breaking reign of Queen Elizabeth II, for most of us, King Charles’ will be the first coronation we’ve witnessed. As the longest-reigning monarch in British history, the late Queen’s 70 years on the throne meant that Charles, her eldest son, has automatically had the longest wait of any heir apparent.

Tributes have begun pouring in from friends and co-stars of the late Len Goodman, who died on Saturday at the age of 78.