Life
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
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DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
We outline the dates your DWP benefits and state pension will be paid in August 2024, and whether you could get more support to help you through the cost of living crisis
Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
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Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
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Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
Top Stories
How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
Health
How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
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How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change
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Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
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I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help
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Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help
Money
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
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DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
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Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
How to spend wisely and be more Taylor with our free kids’ magazine
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How to spend wisely and be more Taylor with our free kids’ magazine
July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
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July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
Ethical shopping
Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
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Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
‘The system is killing us’: How B Corps are fighting injustice with socks, coffee and handbags
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‘The system is killing us’: How B Corps are fighting injustice with socks, coffee and handbags
‘We’re all changing the world’: How B Corps are turning competition into collaboration
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‘We’re all changing the world’: How B Corps are turning competition into collaboration
Food
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
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37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems
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‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems
Special Olympian and COALPIT Welsh Cake founder Michael Benyon shares his favourite recipes
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Special Olympian and COALPIT Welsh Cake founder Michael Benyon shares his favourite recipes
World’s first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London
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