Department for Work and Pensions

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

People walk near the Jobcentre in Westminster.

DWP warning over Universal Credit changes coming in October

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants are to be affected by new rules that have been introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week.

Universal Credit rule change launches this week - are you affected?

Around six million people are set to receive a £150 cost of living payment- here’s what you need to know and how to check if you’re eligible for the cash boost.

Millions to receive £150 cost of living payment soon - am I eligible?

Parents claiming Universal Credit will receive hundreds of pounds more from the end of June.

Parents claiming Universal Credit to receive £100s more in shake-up

More than six million households will be eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, with the money set to start hitting bank accounts from next month.

Exact date six million people will get £150 cost of living payment

Thousands of households are being urged to check if they are missing out on Pension Credit, which automatically triggers eligiblity for the cost of living payment and could make you up to £3,500 better off per year.

Days left for thousands of households to apply for cost of living cash

A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster.

Thousands could miss out on £301 cost of living payment - here’s why

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today

Around eight million people across the UK will be getting the £900 cost of living payment over the next year, but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended

PIP designed to improve the quality of life of those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions and could be an additional boost for many especially during the cost of living crisis.

The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to £156 a week

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023

The second cost of living payment is due to land in account from November 8.

DWP confirm when second instalment of £324 will be paid this autumn

An Autumn Jobs and Training Fair is being held

Chance to find out about career opportunities in West Lindsey

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Martin Lewis pensioners that are due a payment could receive as much as £3,300 per year (Photo: ITV)

Warning 850,000 households missing out on up £3,300 per year

New Winter Fuel Payment rates for 2022 as millions to get cash boost

MP for Boston and Skegness Matt Warman.

New campaign promotes £3.3k extra boost for pensioners

Gas prices have been driven up because Russia is a key producer of the fossil fuel (image: Adobe)

Households that claim benefits to have automatic energy bill hikes frozen

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns

Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate

Boris Johnson pictured hosting Christmas quiz during Covid restrictions last yea...

Around 500,000 workers who claim Universal Credit are estimated to be in line to benefit before Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

The number of families in Lincoln who have seen their benefits capped has increased since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Benefit cap hits more Lincoln families

Payments from the DWP have been brought forward due to the bank holiday (Getty Images)

This is when benefit payments will be made over the May bank holiday

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - more than a third of the all-time figure (Photo: Shutterstock)

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - m...

Boris Johnson is in favour of a 6 month Universal Credit uplift - but will it be enough? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Boris Johnson is in favour of a 6 month Universal Credit uplift - but will it be...

You could be eligible for monthly PIP benefit payments - here’s how to check if ...

This is when benefits and tax credits will be paid over Christmas and New Year 2...

Benefits to be capped for thousands of struggling families - here's why

You may be eligible for £140 off your winter heating bill - here's how to apply

Universal Credit is changing this week - here’s how it could affect you

A rule change to Universal Credit payments will stop thousands missing out on ca...

Thousands of women are missing out on a boost to their pension (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women who divorce later in life could be missing out on state pension money

Labour said the scheme offers "very little support"

Here’s who is eligible for the government’s new £238m employment scheme - and ho...

Those receiving Universal Credit could see a boost of up to £405 this October, after previously losing out when being moved from other benefits to the new system (Photo: Shutterstock)

Universal Credit claimants may be eligible for an extra £400 in October

Hundreds more young people in West Lindsey are claiming Universal Credit than before the coronavirus pandemic (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus pandemic has seen rise in young people claiming Universal Credit in ...

Coronavirus fallout could increase claims

The number of families hit by the benefit cap in West Lindsey has risen during the coronavirus crisis

Families in West Lindsey hit by benefits cap has increased during Covid-19 pande...

More than two in five West Lindsey parents are failing to pay compulsory child support to their ex-partner

West Lindsey families pushed into poverty as ex partners fail to pay child suppo...

More than 40 per cent of West Lindsey parents are failing to make child support payments to ex-partners

West Lindsey families pushed into poverty as ex-partners fail to pay child suppo...

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Lincolnshire: 18% rise in Universal Credit claims

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Lincolnshire Coronavirus: 14,000 sign up for Universal Credit under pandemic

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Digital isolation note for patients now available online

The Government has announced that the application system for benefits is set to change (Photo: Shutterstock)

The way people apply for benefits is set to change - this is what you need to kn...

More than two in five parents in West Lindsey who are required to pay their child maintenance through government intervention are still failing to pay their ex-partners. PA Wire/PA Images EMN-190211-110546001

Failure in child payments in West Lindsey

Housing benefit

New housing benefit applicants in Bassetlaw are waiting almost three weeks for t...

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More than 220 families in West Lindsey affected by benefit caps

222 families had their housing benefits capped in West Lindsey

West Lindsey families hit by benefit caps

Claimants are having to wait longer for housing benefit claims to be completed. Photo: Chris Etchells

West Lindsey housing benefit applicants facing three-week wait for claims to be ...

Police say a 26-year old man has been arrested.

Police statement on activity at Drinsey Nook

Job Centre

Louth jobseeker claims rise in last year

Trish McGregor left and Linda Cuthbertson post their letters to the DWP.

Women's pension campaign group WASPI bombards Government department with letters

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Tetney man died as result of '˜asbestos-related' cancer

Employment Minister Priti Patel , centre left, with Director of Resources Ian Knowles; Coun Jeff Summers leader of West Lindsey District Council; Chairman of West Lindsey District Council Coun Angela Lawrence; Coun Giles McNeill and
Chief Executive of West Lindsey District Council, Manjeet Gill EMN-160403-161118001

Praise for West Lindsey Hub from minister