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The number of people living in poverty in the UK has risen by almost half a million, according to new figures.

New figures show 13 million in poverty in UK including four million children

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Stormont Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a crackdown on benefit fraud.

Communities Minister announces crackdown on benefit fraud

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden making a statement to MPs in the House of Commons, London, where he said that Waspi women will not receive compensation. Picture date: Thursday January 29, 2026. PA Photo.

Waspi women denied compensation for second time

Louise McCoy, Managing Director, Start Up Loans Products, British Business Bank

Start Up Loans programme provides £150m to help unemployed start businesses

An elderly person looks at cash at home. Winter Fuel Payments for 2025/26 will start arriving in November, with most paid by December (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

DWP confirms when millions of pensioners will get Winter Fuel Payment

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Winter Fuel Payment 2025: which pensioners must apply - as claims open

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The 4 pensioner groups ineligible for this year's Winter Fuel Payment

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Major State Pension error could owe 300,000 over-60s £5k or more

Economy minister Gordon Lyons has announced the reinstatement of Winter Fuel Payments

Stormont minister Gordon Lyons confirms winter fuel payments will be restored

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

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What to do if your loved one dies - practical first steps

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech during a visit to Mellor Bus in Rochdale on June 4, 2025, to announce investments in regional transport (Photo: PETER BYRNE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Major Winter Fuel Payment update as Government says 'more will get it'

(L-R) Tobi Asare, Jenn Barnett, Joeli Brearley, Justine Roberts, and Josie Fraser attending The Open University's Mumentum panel event to discuss findings of the recent evidence review

The Open University breaks down workplace barriers for mothers returning to work

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Household Support Fund - when councils will announce funding details

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Urgent deadline to boost State Pension with NI top-ups looms
Thousands have already boosted their state pension - you could be missing out 💰
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How to access DWP and local financial support during half-term break

Pensioners must apply for Pension Credit soon to get Winter Fuel aid

1000s to receive £300 as new Household Support Fund schemes launched

A member of the public walks through the snow in Victoria Park in Glasgow in February 2021 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Cold Weather Payment: eligibility - and how to claim extra winter cash

Over 1,000 new jobs are to be created in the Department for Communities (DfC) as part of an expansion in service delivery for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Pictured is Communities Minister Gordon Lyons and Department for Work and Pensions Minister Andrew Western meet staff during a visit to the service centre in the Great Northern Tower, Belfast

Over 1,000 new NI jobs created within DfC set to generate £35million per year

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Families eligible for £500 support payment - with hours left to apply

Thousands are eligible for a £500 support payment - but deadlines near

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Household Support Fund decision looms as September deadline nears

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Thousands of UK households to receive up to £600 in government support

In 2023, there were 121,900 SMEs reported in Northern Ireland, the fewest of all UK regions. Pictured is Ifty Nasir, founder and CEO of Vestd. Credit Vestd

New data: Workers in Northern Ireland are missing out on company benefits

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Breaking Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn
Around eight million households qualify for the £300 cash boost - here’s the exact date it will land in bank accounts.
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People walk near the Jobcentre in Westminster.

DWP warning over Universal Credit changes coming in October

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants are to be affected by new rules that have been introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week.

Universal Credit rule change launches this week - are you affected?

Tax Credit warning from HMRC

Tax Credits: reply to renewal now or risk having payments stopped, HMRC warns

Around six million people are set to receive a £150 cost of living payment- here’s what you need to know and how to check if you’re eligible for the cash boost.

Millions to receive £150 cost of living payment soon - am I eligible?

Parents claiming Universal Credit will receive hundreds of pounds more from the end of June.

Parents claiming Universal Credit to receive £100s more in shake-up

More than six million households will be eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, with the money set to start hitting bank accounts from next month.

Exact date six million people will get £150 cost of living payment

Thousands of households are being urged to check if they are missing out on Pension Credit, which automatically triggers eligiblity for the cost of living payment and could make you up to £3,500 better off per year.

Days left for thousands of households to apply for cost of living cash

A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster.

Thousands could miss out on £301 cost of living payment - here’s why

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today

Around eight million people across the UK will be getting the £900 cost of living payment over the next year, but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment

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Dates released for benefits payments in coming weeks amid cost of living crisis

A total of 14.4 million people were estimated to be in relative low income – below 60% of average household income – in the year to March 2022.

Number of people in poverty in UK back to pre-pandemic levels

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended

PIP designed to improve the quality of life of those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions and could be an additional boost for many especially during the cost of living crisis.

The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to £156 a week

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023

Cost of living

Over 300,000 people in NI to start to receive £324 cost-of-living payments

The second cost of living payment is due to land in account from November 8.

DWP confirm when second instalment of £324 will be paid this autumn

The report says one in seven 65-year-olds were in income poverty as a result of the pension age rising

Pension age rise ‘increases poverty’

Cost of living

Millions to receive first portion of £650 cost-of-living payment

New Winter Fuel Payment rates for 2022 as millions to get cash boost

Gas prices have been driven up because Russia is a key producer of the fossil fuel (image: Adobe)

Households that claim benefits to have automatic energy bill hikes frozen

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns

Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate

It is estimated 134,000 pensioners have been underpaid

Underpayment of pensioners slammed

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Around 500,000 workers who claim Universal Credit are estimated to be in line to benefit before Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

Payments from the DWP have been brought forward due to the bank holiday (Getty Images)

This is when benefit payments will be made over the May bank holiday

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - more than a third of the all-time figure (Photo: Shutterstock)

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - m...

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