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A new study has discovered that more than half of households across Great Britain are receiving more from the UK Government in state-funded support that they pay in tax. The new findings should be enough of a nudge to encourage more households to check and make sure they are claiming all the support they are entitled to.

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Scots benefits claimants to receive cost of living cash boost in spring

The DWP has announced that millions of people on low incomes will receive a cost-of-living cash boost from this spring.

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New DWP boss confirms review into State Pension age on track to be published next May

The new Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has confirmed that the outcome of the State Pension age review will be published before May 2023. The review will consider a wide range of evidence, including findings from two independent reports, to assess whether the rules about State Pension age remain ‘appropriate’.

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New DWP boss to face questions on cost of living, benefits and support for disabled people

New Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride, is set to face questions from MPs on November 30 in his first meeting with the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sir Stephen Timms MP.

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People of State Pension age may be due up to £600 heating bill help over next few weeks

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that more than 11.6 million pensioner households across the UK, including around one million in Scotland, have started to receive a one-off payment worth up to £600 to help with their heating bills this winter.

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State Pension increase next April could see 500,000 more people in retirement paying tax

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation reached 10.1% in September. This matches the 40-year high inflation hit in July and remains well above the UK Government’s target of 2%.

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Financial expert predicts State Pension Triple Lock pledge will be scrapped at Autumn Statement next week

A pensions expert is warning 12.5 million older people across the UK to prepare for a financial blow next week when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement. Ray Black, managing director of chartered financial planning firm, Money Minder, suggests there may be “continued restrictions on State Pension uprating”, higher taxes and more controversially, an increase to National Insurance contributions from April announced on November 17.

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Proposal to increase State Pension to £380 each week for people over 60 considered for debate in Parliament

An online petition calling for a minimum weekly State Pension payment of £380 for all men and women over the age of 60 was recently rejected by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The petition also urged the UK Government to lower the age of retirement back to 60.

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DWP says no assessment made of the costs involved for means-testing PIP

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that no assessment has been made into the potential costs involved of means-testing Personal Independence Payment (PIP), following Secretary of State Mel Stride’s comments in Parliament last week.

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Full list of £324 cost of living payments being made in each council area over next two weeks

Almost one in four families across the UK will receive £324 from the UK Government this month as the latest cost of living payments are sent out from today. Some 689,000 families across Scotland can expect to receive the payment directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between November 8 and 23.

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Thousands of Scots will get £300 in their bank accounts today

Thousands of low income Scots are set to receive payments of £324 straight into their bank accounts from today as part of the UK Government's cost-of-living support.

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People of State Pension age could get £300 cost of living payment again next winter

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been reluctant to confirm whether State Pension and benefits will be uprated in line with the current inflation rate of 10.1% next April. New DWP boss, Mel Stride, told the House of Commons earlier this week that a decision will not be announced until the Autumn Statement on November 17 at the earliest.

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DWP does not rule out means-testing PIP and other disability benefits in Autumn Statement this month

The new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and his team faced a wide range of questions in the House of Commons on Monday, from both sides of the chamber. Mel Stride responded to various queries on the State Pension annual uprating, cost of living support payments, Pension Credit take-up and benefits.

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Liz Truss to hold press conference as Kwasi Kwarteng sacked for mini-budget disaster

Liz Truss is to hold a press conference today after she sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor over the mini-budget disaster that tanked the pound.

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Kwasi Kwarteng flies back to London after days of economic chaos caused by Tory mini-budget

Kwasi Kwarteng is flying back to London for crisis talks with Liz Truss amid turmoil in the Tory party and economic chaos caused by his mini-budget.

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Liz Truss leadership 'in peril' after own MPs turn on her in fiery meeting

Liz Truss was under fire from her own MPs as they demanded more U-turns on her tax-slashing agenda after she ruled out spending cuts to balance the books.

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Chancellor bows to pressure again and brings forward his fiscal plan to Halloween

Kwasi Kwarteng will publish his financial strategy and economic plans earlier than expected, on October 31. It comes after the Chancellor faced mountain pressure to reveal his medium-term fiscal plan.

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Minister says people should work more hours or get better job to protect themselves from cost-of-living

A government minister said people should consider taking on more hours at work or moving to a better-paid job to combat the rise in the cost of living.

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Workers to be hit with coronavirus tax every time their boss tests them for Covid-19

Every time you're tested for coronavirus at work, you will be hit with more tax under the latest rules from HMRC.

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DWP new £64 million change will affect thousands with health conditions

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