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Eight million households to receive £2 billion Cost of Living support
06.02.2024
From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299.
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Cost Of Living - Updated 17.04.2023
17/04/2023
You may be able to get up to 5 payments to help with the cost of living if you’re getting certain benefits or tax credits.
You do not need to apply. If you’re eligible, you’ll be paid automatically in the same way you usually get your benefit or tax credits. This includes if you’re found to be eligible at a later date.
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As a disabled person I need electricity to keep me alive. So why is it costing me so much?
23/02.2023
My condition is progressive. My parents’ home where I live contains lots of medical equipment that keeps me alive and in the community, saving the NHS hundreds of pounds per night and keeping a bed free for those in need. Needless to say, all of this equipment requires energy – and this costs a lot of money right now.
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Martin Lewis predicts when DWP £900 cost of living payments will be made
06/01/2023
TV money-saving expert Martin Lewis has predicted when he thinks the new £900 cost of living payments will arrive.
Mr Lewis took a break from social media for the festive season but returned this week to help millions of Britons with advice tp help get through the cost of living crisis.
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Cost of living: Mother-of-three who works full-time and says she earns a good wage tells of her daily struggle
16/12/2022
Mother-of-three Claire Williams writes: "Seeing my children cold, wrapped up on the sofa, makes me feel like I'm failing to provide a basic need. I work full time, earn a good wage, why can't I keep my kids warm?"
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Met Office issues warning for 80mph winds along entire south Wales coast
20/11/2022
Winds of up to 80mph could batter parts of Wales, the Met Office has warned. The forecasting agency has issued a yellow warning for southern and western parts of the country during Monday (November 21).
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DWP: Who is eligible for the new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments
20/11/2022
If you receive certain benefit payments, are a pensioner, or get disability benefits, you will receive extra money from the Government to help with bills
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Urgent message to households expecting their cost of living payment next week
07/11/2022
Although, the DWP has warned that only "a small number" will be paid on the 8th, with "numbers increasing significantly" from November 9 onwards.
The deadline for most payments to be made is November 23, The Chronicle reported. It is thought that families in receipt of Tax Credits and other eligible legacy benefits will get their money from November 23-30.
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Britons turn to credit cards and loans to cover basics as cost of living crisis bites -----
06/11/2022
Growing numbers of households are likely to turn to credit cards and loans “to plug the gap between their income and outgoings”, as winter sets in and energy bills increase, a leading debt charity has warned.
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Energy Bill Relief Scheme: help for businesses and other non-domestic customers
27/10/2022
This scheme will provide energy bill relief for non-domestic customers in Great Britain. Discounts will be applied to energy usage initially between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023.
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‘Who voted for you?’: what the papers say as Rishi Sunak prepares to become prime minister
25/10/2022
Rishi Sunak’s victory in the Tory leadership contest and his imminent accession to the top of British politics leads the front page of every major newspaper in the UK on Tuesday.
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DWP issues update on when second installment of cost of living payment will be paid
16/10/2022
Around eight million people are entitled to two instalments totaling £650, which are being issued to people on certain benefits to help with the cost of living
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Voluntary groups are angry, saying Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has left the poorest people to ‘cross their fingers and hope’
29/09/2022
But there was widespread voluntary sector anger at the balance of the package of announcements, with Oxfam GB saying the focus on cutting tax meant the poorest were left to “cross their fingers and hope”.
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Cost of living crisis has been going on for years!
10/08/2022
What the media refers to as the cost of living crisis refers to the particular hardships that have taken hold since late 2021. But many people in Britain have been enduring a cost of living crisis for years.
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Food banks in the UK hit an all time high
14/07/2022
How many food banks are there in the UK? There are over 1,400 Trussell Trust food banks in the UK, in addition to at least 1,172 independent food banks.
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Urgent message to households expecting their cost of living payment next week
07/11/2022
Although, the DWP has warned that only "a small number" will be paid on the 8th, with "numbers increasing significantly" from November 9 onwards.
The deadline for most payments to be made is November 23, The Chronicle reported. It is thought that families in receipt of Tax Credits and other eligible legacy benefits will get their money from November 23-30.
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Britons turn to credit cards and loans to cover basics as cost of living crisis bites
06/11/2022
Growing numbers of households are likely to turn to credit cards and loans “to plug the gap between their income and outgoings”, as winter sets in and energy bills increase, a leading debt charity has warned.
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Energy Bill Relief Scheme: help for businesses and other non-domestic customers
27/10/2022
This scheme will provide energy bill relief for non-domestic customers in Great Britain. Discounts will be applied to energy usage initially between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023.
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‘Who voted for you?’: what the papers say as Rishi Sunak prepares to become prime minister
25/10/2022
Rishi Sunak’s victory in the Tory leadership contest and his imminent accession to the top of British politics leads the front page of every major newspaper in the UK on Tuesday.
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DWP issues update on when second installment of cost of living payment will be paid
16/10/2022
Around eight million people are entitled to two instalments totaling £650, which are being issued to people on certain benefits to help with the cost of living
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Voluntary groups are angry, saying Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has left the poorest people to ‘cross their fingers and hope’
29/09/2022
But there was widespread voluntary sector anger at the balance of the package of announcements, with Oxfam GB saying the focus on cutting tax meant the poorest were left to “cross their fingers and hope”.
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Cost of living crisis has been going on for years!
10/08/2022
What the media refers to as the cost of living crisis refers to the particular hardships that have taken hold since late 2021. But many people in Britain have been enduring a cost of living crisis for years.
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Food banks in the UK hit an all time high
14/07/2022
How many food banks are there in the UK? There are over 1,400 Trussell Trust food banks in the UK, in addition to at least 1,172 independent food banks.
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‘Who voted for you?’: what the papers say as Rishi Sunak prepares to become prime minister
25/10.2022
Rishi Sunak’s victory in the Tory leadership contest and his imminent accession to the top of British politics leads the front page of every major newspaper in the UK on Tuesday.
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DWP issues update on when second installment of cost of living payment will be paid
16/10/2022
Around eight million people are entitled to two instalments totaling £650, which are being issued to people on certain benefits to help with the cost of living
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Voluntary groups are angry, saying Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has left the poorest people to ‘cross their fingers and hope’
29.09.2022
But there was widespread voluntary sector anger at the balance of the package of announcements, with Oxfam GB saying the focus on cutting tax meant the poorest were left to “cross their fingers and hope”.
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Old paper £20 and £50 banknotes will lose their legal tender status this Friday September 30.
26/09/2022
Post Office issues reminder as millions of £20 and £50 paper notes will expire this week
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Cost of living crisis has been going on for years!
10/08/2022
What the media refers to as the cost of living crisis refers to the particular hardships that have taken hold since late 2021. But many people in Britain have been enduring a cost of living crisis for years.
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Food banks in the UK hit an all time high
14/07/2022
How many food banks are there in the UK? There are over 1,400 Trussell Trust food banks in the UK, in addition to at least 1,172 independent food banks.
