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Thousands of parents on Universal Credit will be supported to increase their chances of getting a job or up their work hours
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that parents on Universal Credit will be supported to increase their work hours. Parents of 3 to 12-year-olds can now agree with their Work Coach to spend more time in work or applying for jobs, up to a maximum of 30 hours a week. Commitments will be tailored…
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Support for families with cost of living ahead of Winter
It’s been announced that over 8 million households in the UK will receive the second cost-of-living payment from today, with a further payment due to be made to eligible households by spring next year. The payments are tax-free, will not count towards the benefit cap, and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards. Those…
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Families encouraged to check for local Cost of Living support!
It has been announced that more than three million households will be informed that they qualify for the Warm Home Discount as part of the latest Cost of Living support. The automatic one-off payment of £150 will help eligible, low income customers to pay their energy bills over the winter. The Government is also relaunched…
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Cost of living payment dates announced
On 20 September, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that households in the UK will receive £300 between 31 October and 19 November. This is the second of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or tax credits, in 2023 to 2024,…
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Digital Voice – BT’s new home phone service
BT are introducing its new home phone service called Digital Voice. Landlines will be going digital by 2025 and BT will invite customers to switch to its digital home phone service on a region-by-region basis. For most customers, the switch to Digital Voice will be as simple as connecting your home phone handset to a…
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Summer Bank Holiday means changes to payment dates
The Summer Bank Holiday in August 2023 means that benefit payment dates have been moved. Anyone who is expecting to receive their money on Monday 28th will instead be paid one working day earlier. This change applied to anyone expecting to receive the following from the DWP in August: ● Universal credit ● State pension …