People urged to reapply for £67 energy voucher as one in five top-ups from December not used

Each day, millions of shoppers flock to ASDA. The supermarket giant is a firm favourite with Brits, thanks to its budget ranges and huge variety of groceries, fashion and homeware products on offer.

12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen says people will be “disturbed” by his new Grenfell documentary.Sitting down with The Guardian to talk about the 24-minute-long work, which focuses on the 2017 tragedy, the Oscar-winning filmmaker said he didn’t “want to let people off the hook” when it came to the reality of what transpired. He said that he knew his unflinching work would make people feel “disturbed,” and possibly offend them.“You must understand that the violence that was inflicted on that community was no joke,” McQueen told the newspaper.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared details of a new ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claimants. The service is currently only being offered to 60 people each week who start a new claim for the State Pension age disability benefit through certain channels.

The government has confirmed that it will soon pay out the first instalment of a series of Cost of Living payments worth up to £1,350 in the coming weeks.

Voters have been warned to ensure they have the correct ID before local elections.

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anyone in the UK who is paying council tax. The founder of Money Saving Expert has urged everyone to check their council tax band as he says up to 400,000 people are in the wrong band.

A former Conservative minister has said that lowering the age threshold for automatic pension enrolment could make young workers £30,000 better off in retirement. Tory MP Jonathan Gullis said his plans to reduce the age of Auto-Enrolment to 18 would be “transformative” for future pensioners.

A top energy expert is warning that “a few thousand” people over State Pension age only have until the end of this week to claim winter heating bill help, worth up to £600. Malcolm Grimston, Senior research fellow for Energy Policy and Technology at Imperial College London, said that millions of pensioners have already received the payment automatically, but two specific groups may not - and they need to make a claim before March 31, 2023.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided more precise guidelines for members of the public who want to claim the first instalment of the £900 cost of living payment.

With the cost of living continuing to directly impact people's finances, many will be looking for ways to save and - if possible - make extra cash.

A little girl and her mum are stepping out to help raise money to better support people with autism.

Martin Lewis has shared essential advice for anyone unable to get through to the Future Pension Centre to buy missing National Insurance (NI) years in order to boost their State Pension entitlement. The UK Government recently extended the deadline from April 5 to July 31 due to a surge in demand for the service and has frozen the prices of each year.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has urged people to claim cash payments that will soon be worth up to £201 each week.

Scots have been urged to take a fresh look at tinned food which eco campaigners say lasts longer, reduces waste and can be easily recycled.

The UK Government recently announced that people now have until the end of July to plug any gaps in their National Insurance record which will in turn boost their State Pension payments when they reach the official retirement age. The April 5 deadline was extended until July 31 after phone lines to the Future Pension Centre became jammed as people rushed to buy missing years.

“Top Gun: Maverick” — nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture — has a dark secret. The blockbuster, which celebrates the scrappy nature of US fighter pilots flying dangerous missions to keep the world safe, is being targeted for being funded in part by a Russian oligarch named Dmitry Rybolovlev, who is close to the Kremlin and sanctioned by Ukraine. In an open letter to the Academy, the Ukrainian World Congress, which represents Ukrainian expats around the world, expressed its “serious concerns over Russia’s influence on the Hollywood film industry.”The letter circulated last week during the final days of voting for the Oscars. Rybolovlev, 56, is no stranger to controversy.He maintained his innocence while spending a year in a Russian jail in the 1990sfor a murder he was later acquitted of.In 2008, during the economic recession, Rybolovlev, via a trust, paid $95 million for Donald Trump’s Palm Beach mansion.

You never quite know what half-term will bring do you, but freefalling 100 feet through a trapdoor wasn't exactly on my to-do list.

Staff at the popular Escape To Freight Island have been told they'll need to reapply for their jobs, following the decision by the foodhall and beer garden to change its bar operations. Bar and events company Peppermint, which runs festival and event bars all over the UK, is taking on staffing of the huge Piccadilly venue.

Most people have a number of jobs throughout their working life and with this, multiple pensions, especially after auto-enrolment began in 2012. The average UK worker is expected to have 12 jobs throughout their life meaning keeping track of multiple pensions could get a bit tricky.

Scarves, thermometers and heated blankets are being given out to vulnerable people struggling with the soaring costs of energy bills as the cold snap continues in the UK.