Benefits

Benefits

DWP changes to Easter payment dates 2025

DWP changes to Easter payment dates 2025

Will you be paid early?

Changes to universal credit: what you need to know

What's changed?

Disabled people encouraged to share views on welfare reforms

Disabled people encouraged to share views on welfare reforms

Government consulting on changes to benefits system.

State pension and benefits go up, but cost-of-living pressures remain

State pension and benefits go up, but cost-of-living pressures remain

Mixed start to April for hard-pressed households.

Government won’t commit to scrapping two-child benefit cap

Government won’t commit to scrapping two-child benefit cap

Child poverty strategy to be published in spring.

Good news… the household support fund is back!

The latest round will run between April 2025 and March 2026.

Tax credits to end this weekend

Tax credits to end this weekend

People on tax credits need to move to universal credit.

Nearly 2m on universal credit getting no support to find work

Nearly 2m on universal credit getting no support to find work

System incentivises people to say they can’t work, says DWP.

Child benefit payments to increase next week

Child benefit payments to increase next week

HMRC encourages parents to manage claims through app.

Government rules out changing universal credit assessment period

Government rules out changing universal credit assessment period

Monthly assessments will stay in place.