DWP introduces new Universal Credit rule to help claimants receive more consistent monthly payments

Looking for clues! During Netflix’s TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event, the streaming giant revealed a brief teaser of Stranger Things season 4.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Bridgerton” fans may not have Regé-Jean Page (aka Simon, the Duke of Hastings) to drool over, but Netflix is promising that they’ll be swept off their feet in Season 2— this time, by a romance between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).

That the nation is polarized in politics and many other areas is not really arguable. But few people understand what’s driving the anger that’s creating two separate and increasingly antagonistic spheres of thought.

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iOS - Android She joins a number of figures across the political spectrum who have raised concerns about the move, which a think tank recently warned would affect more than 800,000 people across Britain.In South Lanarkshire, a total of 25,493 households will feel the impact of the move.Ms Haughey blasted: “This Tory government’s choice to inflict the biggest overnight cut to social security since World War II - hammering people both in and out of work – is a crime against decency.

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EastEnders actress Kellie Bright and husband Paul Stocker have been flying high on cloud nine since they welcomed the latest addition to their family - baby Rudy! Rudy is the pair’s third child together after sons Freddy, nine, and Gene, four and was conceived through IVF. In our exclusive photoshoot, the happy couple introduce their "miracle" child to the world, open up about the labour (including one notably "hilarious" moment) and reveal the touching meaning behind his middle name.

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Universal Credit on people’s lives. Officials said the information does not exist as the uplift was only “temporary”.

claiming Universal Credit, a benefit designed to help those out of work or on a low income cover the costs of daily living. September will see the furlough scheme draw to a close, applications for the final Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant and the ending of the weekly £20 uplift to Universal Credit - which in itself creates an air of uncertainty for those relying on state support.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published its ‘Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper’ which outlined the UK Government’s proposals to improve the experience of disabled people and those with health conditions using their services.

Bill Maher is sticking with HBO. The host of late-night talk show Real Time with Bill Maher has signed with the WarnerMedia-owned premium cable network to keep the series on through 2024.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that Post Office Card Accounts (POCa) are to be extended for another year in order to safely move existing benefit claimants over to traditional bank accounts or a new Payment Exception Service. The POCa scheme is used by claimants to collect benefits including State Pension, Child Benefit, Universal Credit and Tax Credit s at any Post Office counter and was previously set to end in November this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Bunim/Murray Productions, the company behind series including The Real World: Homecoming and The Challenge: All Stars, has finalized its senior team with a series of executive promotions.