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What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
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Universal credit

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
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Disability benefits

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

Five key things you need to know about PIP
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Disability benefits

Five key things you need to know about PIP

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
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Cost of living crisis

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over

24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
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Summer survival guide

24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
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Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay
Cost of living crisis

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
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Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
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Benefits

DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Emergency fund

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Day

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
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RENTING

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
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Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
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School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know
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benefits

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know

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Child tax credit: Do you qualify?
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benefits

Child tax credit: Do you qualify?

Help with funeral costs: Know your options
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Funeral poverty

Help with funeral costs: Know your options

White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials
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poverty

White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials

Support for mortgage interest: Where to get help
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Housing

Support for mortgage interest: Where to get help