Benefits

The DWP is writing to thousands of stay-at-home mums who may have missed out on higher state pension payments due to a benefit error.

Universal credit is failing to stop people being pulled into poverty, a think tank has warned.

More grants have been made available for people living in social housing to make their homes energy efficient and save £100's on their bills

More people are due to be moved from tax credits onto universal credit in the coming months, Find out if you're one of them.

A new report has called for £440m of unclaimed energy bill support to be distributed immediately to those who missed out.

More local authorities sign up to a scheme to help young people leaving care with the transition to independent living.

People who have suffered because of medical negligence will receive compensation more quickly under government changes to the rules

A new report looks at what cost-of-living support is available to students and what more could be done.

Greater protection introduced to protect vulnerable customers from forced prepayment meter practices

Pensioners are set to receive a big rise in state pension payments from next April