Benefits

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Conservatives pledge tax cut for pensioners

Pensioners to be £100 better off by the end of the year through the Conservative's 'Triple Lock Plus' pledge. Find out what it means for your pension

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Three-week warning for housing benefit claimants

If you currently receive housing benefit, you've got just three weeks left before the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) makes a big change to your claim.

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Parents to get cash to help with May half-term costs

Families receiving free school meals are also entitled to food vouchers to help towards the cost of the May school holidays

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What the government’s new welfare reforms mean for you

If you’re currently unemployed, you could find yourself being forced to work under welfare reforms. Read on to see how the government’s new plans may affect you and any benefits you receive.

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DWP may have broken the law in its treatment of disabled benefit claimants

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating whether the Department for Work and Pensions has broken the law in its treatment of disabled benefit claimants. Find out what will happen now.

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Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would be popular with voters

Voters have indicated they would back a party that pledged to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Find out what the cap is and when exceptions are made to the two-child limit.

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Recent trial shows how monitoring benefit claimants’ bank accounts might work

Find out how monitoring benefit claimants' bank accounts is likely to work if new legislation gets passed and what DWP will be looking for.

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Will your benefit payments be affected by the late May bank holiday?

Your benefit payments might be affected by the bank holiday on Monday 27 May. Find out which benefits are affected and if you need to do anything before being paid.

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Those claiming housing benefit only next in line to switch to universal credit

People on housing benefit only are set to start receiving migration letters from next month telling them they need to make a claim for universal credit. Find out what to do if you receive a letter.

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Fears crackdown on benefit fraud could lead to another Post Office Horizon-style scandal

As the government announces plans for a fresh crackdown on benefit fraud, a group of MPs has warned the mass surveillance of tens of millions of people's bank accounts could result in a scandal similar to the one that saw hundreds of innocent subpostmasters jailed.