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Working parents who receive Universal Credit are set to receive a 'big boost' to the family finances this year, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) increases the amount of help that parents get with the eye-watering costs of childcare - with some receiving as much as £20,872 per year.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, has offered an update on possible State Pension compensation for WASPI women.

People claiming the state pension will see their payments go up from today (April 8).

Thousands of people across Greater Manchester are set to benefit after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced an extension to a scheme supporting vulnerable families.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is removing the a £20 application fee from today to 'ensure no child misses out' on financial support.

Millions of tax credit claimants will soon receive the £299 cost of living payment.

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that millions of households have received the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment and Winter Fuel Payment.

Planned amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill by the UK Government have sparked recent debate across Parliament on whether or not it is necessary to include monitoring the bank accounts of those in receipt of the State Pension. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that the new proposals aim to reduce fraud and error in the benefits system.

The Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) has issued a statement on whether or not new cost of living payments will be announced from next spring.

New rules regarding Universal Credit have been announced which will impact thousands of parents. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released updated guidance setting out the details of what it expects from people in return for their Universal Credit payments.And thousands of claimants with children have been told they must find full-time work or face benefit cuts, Birmingham Live reports. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride, said: "We are pulling down barriers that stop parents working and fulfilling their potential because we know full-time work not only benefits mum and dad but the whole family too.

Hundreds of thousands of Tax Credit claimants will receive the £300 Cost of Living Payment from today (November 10).

More than seven million households have received the £300 Cost of Living Payment after eight days, the Department for Work and Pensions has said. It means a total of £2.2bn has been paid out by the government department to eligible households.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will begin paying out £300 to struggling households on Tuesday (October 31).

Millions of households are set to receive a £300 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in just two week's time.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set to pay out £300 to nearly a million households next month.

Millions of people will start receiving their next cost of living payment this month. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are paying out £900 in three separate installments throughout the 2023/24 financial year - with the first payment of £301 already made in Spring 2023.

Millions across the country are set to receive the second instalment of the Cost of Living payment this autumn.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed when millions will receive £300 this autumn as part of the £900 cost of living payment.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the dates for when millions of households will receive the next £300 cost of living payment.

Some 12.6 million older people across Great Britain may not get the bumper 8.5 per cent State Pension pay rise next April as the UK Government tries to reduce spending. On Tuesday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that earnings growth for the period between May and July was 8.5 per cent, but this figure includes employee bonuses.

People with disabilities could be provided extra resources to allow them to work from home, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is gearing up to issue its next Cost of Living payment to eligible people across the country.

A senior minister has suggested over-50s start taking different avenues of work such as delivering takeaways.

The secretary of State for Work and Pensions has explained how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help speed up processing times for benefit claims, allowing more time for “in-depth conversions” with customers. In a new video posted on social media, Mel Stride MP said that he wants the UK welfare system to “be the best in the world”.

A senior Cabinet minister has cautioned MPs against revealing the identity of the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit images.

Thousands of Brits will receive a boost to their childcare payments this week, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.

More than six million people claiming disability benefits will start to receive a £150 cost of living payment from today (June 20). The one-off payments will be made automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) until July 4, although some people may receive the lump sum after that date.

Millions of people might have to work longer over concerns the state pension age could rise in less than 20 years.

Independent Age recently delivered an overdue invoice for over £1.1 billion to the UK Government, to highlight the massive amount of Pension Credit that is still going unclaimed by hundreds of thousands of pensioners across the country. The charity has calculated that the amount of money that has been set aside for older people on a low income is large enough to pay the annual average energy bills for 454,000 UK households.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will soon issue its first wave of Cost of Living payment for 2023.

Millions of Brits will receive a cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) next week in the form of the first cost of living payment.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will soon roll out the first instalment of a wave of cost of living payments nationwide.

Millions of struggling households across the country are set to receive a £301 payment amid the cost of living crisis. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that families who are eligible will get their first payment in the next month as part of three instalments totalling £900.

The government is set to delay plans to raise the state pension age to 68 amid concerns of a backlash from voters, according to reports. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is expected to address MPs in the Commons on Thursday (March 30), when he is expected to update them on the latest statutory review on the pension age.

Over eight million families in the UK will benefit from a new wave of Cost of Living Payments in 2023, according to the government.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed that a review of the State Pension age is “under way”. Mel Stride MP told the House of Commons that he will consider a wide range of evidence, including two independent reports, to assess whether the “rules on pensionable age remain appropriate”.