PIP, Universal Credit, State Pension and other benefits to be paid early this week due to Bank Holiday

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credit, but are not claiming the benefit. Pension Credit can help top-up retirement income, even if someone already receives a pension or has another source of regular payments.

retirement can never start too early, especially as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a financial and economic impact on households and businesses across the country. State Pension is a benefit payment which often becomes a person's main source of income during their retirement years.

Openreach has announced it will scrap connection fees for access to its superfast broadband network for those who receive Universal Credit with no other earnings from next month.

Chancellor and Prime Minister have determinately signalled the £6 billion of additional benefit costs will come to sharp end despite the government’s own analysis warning of an approaching poverty cliff edge. Whitehall sources reported in the Financial Times newspaper on Thursday said: “The internal modelling of ending the UC uplift is catastrophic.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a new rule change to Universal Credit to ensure claimants receive more consistent benefit payments every month, even if their employer pays them early because the pay date falls on a weekend, Monday or Bank Holiday. The DWP has implemented a new automatic process so that the Universal Credit system now automatically identifies claimants who receive a second monthly salary payment in one benefit assessment period.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots and for some, it is their only source of income during their retirement years. This regular payment is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women.

UK Government is being urged to "bring clarity" soon on the future of the State Pension triple lock after reports suggested that a decision on the rule, which is used to uprate pensions, is to be made this week. Helen Morrissey, senior pensions and retirement analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "Any decision needs to take account of the needs of both pensioners and taxpayers.

ending the uplift to the benefit next month despite pleas from several Tory MPs and numerous anti-poverty charities. A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) found 74% of its users who claim Universal Credit said they would be unable to cope with the reduction in payment, while 26% said they would no longer be able to pay for essentials, and 14% said they would no longer be able to pay for food.

uplift to the benefit which was introduced at the height of the first coronavirus lockdown last year - despite several high-profile party members urging Boris Johnson it must be kept. Numerous charities and anti-poverty campaigners have warned that removing the uplift will plunge hundreds of thousands of people across the UK into poverty.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age who need help with daily living tasks or getting around outside the home as a result of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition. If someone is already receiving PIP when they reach State Pension age, this will carry on and if someone is already getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA), they will be invited to apply for it.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are at risk of losing access to their money from December, if it currently goes into a Post Office Card account (POCa). POCa has been a way for benefit claimants to collect their cash since 2003 and was introduced to provide a “simple” banking facility for those without access to regular bank accounts.

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low incomes will slip into poverty. Coffey confirmed that the increase will end as planned on 6 October in a response to a letter issued by cross-party committees from Westminster, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Welsh Senedd and the Scottish Parliament.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started writing to nearly six million people across the UK confirming their Universal Credit payment will be cut by £20-a-week from October 1, 2021. Despite many vocal objections to the ending of the uplift, brought in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, the DWP plans to go ahead with the monthly reduction.

Universal Credit. Scottish Lib Dems have called out the nationalists on a “Reject the Crunch” website which encourages voters to take action against chancellor Rishi Sunak’s planned £20-a-week cut to the benefit.

Universal Credit has been improved with a new automatic process to ensure claimants receive more consistent benefit payments, even if their employer pays them early because of a Bank Holiday. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has changed its processes so that the Universal Credit system now automatically identifies claimants who receive a second monthly salary payment in one benefit assessment period.