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Benefits

Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts
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Department for Work and Pensions

Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts

DWP benefits and cost of living payment dates to expect in February 2024
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Benefits

DWP benefits and cost of living payment dates to expect in February 2024

Mum fears telling DWP she's pregnant due to 'cruel' two-child benefit cap: 'Bills are just too much'
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Benefits

Mum fears telling DWP she's pregnant due to 'cruel' two-child benefit cap: 'Bills are just too much'

DWP falsely accuses single mum of owing £12,000 – when they actually owe her money
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Benefits

DWP falsely accuses single mum of owing £12,000 – when they actually owe her money

Young man made homeless aged 11 after fleeing abusive home tells UK government to 'wake up' and help
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Youth homelessness

Young man made homeless aged 11 after fleeing abusive home tells UK government to 'wake up' and help

DWP could deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of disabled and ill people under new plans
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Disability benefits

DWP could deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of disabled and ill people under new plans

How UK's two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to 'breaking point'
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Child poverty

How UK's two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to 'breaking point'

30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
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Childcare

30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?

Here's when people will get the cold weather payment as temperatures drop below freezing
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Cost of living crisis

Here's when people will get the cold weather payment as temperatures drop below freezing

Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
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Childcare

Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?

Rishi Sunak claims he's going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here's why it'll backfire badly
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Benefits

Rishi Sunak claims he's going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here's why it'll backfire badly

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
Childcare

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit

Tories accused of playing Big Brother with bill giving DWP powers to 'snoop' on bank accounts
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Department for Work and Pensions

Tories accused of playing Big Brother with bill giving DWP powers to 'snoop' on bank accounts

No excuse for shoplifting due to 'generous' UK benefits system, minister says. Here's the reality
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Cost of living crisis

No excuse for shoplifting due to 'generous' UK benefits system, minister says. Here's the reality

5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
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Hope for 2024

5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election

DWP benefits payment dates to expect in January 2024 – with changes over the New Year
Benefits

DWP benefits payment dates to expect in January 2024 – with changes over the New Year

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Man left 'suicidal' and sacrificing food after being 'harassed' by debt collectors
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Cost of living crisis

Man left 'suicidal' and sacrificing food after being 'harassed' by debt collectors

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over the Christmas period
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Christmas

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over the Christmas period

Here's when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
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Cost of living crisis

Here's when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024

Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness
Single Homeless Project's Tadhg Mockler said the wait for housing benefit to be boosted when local housing allowance rates rise in April is keeping people trapped in homelessness
Homelessness

Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness