Money Wellness

Benefits

    Image of an elderly man looking cold in his home. Octopus Energy launches its own 'winter fuel payments'
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    Major energy provider pledges to plug winter fuel payment gap for pensioners

    Octopus Energy launches 'winter fuel payments' to help customers who no longer receive the support from the government

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    Image of woman looking worried with a calculator and pound coins. Stockport Council delay with family support vouchers
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    Delayed vouchers leave hundreds of families without food over summer holidays

    Low-income households in the North West haven’t received their family support vouchers leaving hundreds without money for essentials

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    An illustration of a single mum hugging her youngest daughter, who is affected by the two-child limit on benefits.
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    Every day the two-child cap stays is another day of families struggling

    Life as a single mum of three affected by the limit

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    Benefits: two-child cap hurts Muslim families most

    ‘Disproportionately affected by unfair cap’

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    Life on £4 a day: the harsh reality of the benefit cap

    Find out what help you can get

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    Winter fuel payments to be means tested this winter

    Find out if you’ll be affected.

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    Illustrated image of someone putting a pound coin in a piggy bank. DWP strike action could delay benefit payments for thousands
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    DWP warning: Benefit claims could be delayed by strike action this week

    The DWP has warned security guard strike action in Jobcentres this week could lead to delayed benefit payments for thousands

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    Benefit mistakes driving people into poverty

    We’re talking to the BBC about the benefit mistakes driving people into poverty.

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    You only have seven days left to renew your tax credits

    Make sure you renew your tax credits by Wednesday 31 July.

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    Help with childcare over the summer holidays

    Find out what support you could get.

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