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New calls to lower PIP points threshold to enable more people to qualify for up to £691 each month
Personal Independence Payments
The number of points a person scores on the PIP evidence form determines the amount of award they receive.
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New calls for State Pension Triple Lock to be observed in full for uprating next April due response
State Pension
Millions of older people are set for an annual increase of 8.5 per cent in April under the Triple Lock.
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Struggling Scots dad discovered he was eligible for benefit that changed his life
Benefits
The former soldier discovered he qualified for a life-changing payment that many people don't know about
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People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £407 each month from DWP
Attendance Allowance
Successful applicants could receive either £68.10 or £101.75 every week through Attendance Allowance.
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People making a new claim for PIP or ADP could be due up to £737 from next April
Personal Independence Payments
More than 540 health conditions are being supported through PIP or Adult Disability Payment.
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Faster payment award decisions for new claims of Adult Disability Payment by doing one thing on application
Adult Disability Payment
People making a new claim may be able to speed up the decision making process.
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Financial help for families worried about money ahead of the festive season
Money worries
The Citizens Advice network helped more than 23,000 families at risk from poverty in the past year.
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New call for £20 weekly uplift on Universal Credit to be announced in Autumn statement
Universal Credit
Labour MP John McDonnell made an appeal to the UK Government to ‘help our children out of poverty’.
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New calls to unfreeze State Pension for half a million people in retirement and pay current rates
State Pension
The full, New State Pension is set to rise to £221 per week from April under the Triple Lock policy.
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Best PIP assessment tips for people due an interview over the phone, in-person or by video call
Personal Independence Payments
A successful claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment is worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week.
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People on PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits may be able to lower broadband bill before end of month
broadband
A broadband social tariff could save people an average of £200 over the coming year.
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New DWP cost of living payment update for people still waiting on £300 this month
Benefits
Some 99 per cent of eligible households have already received the £300 payment.
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New calls to lower State Pension age for people with a disability or long-term health condition
State Pension
The State Pension age is currently 66 with plans to increase it to 67 from 2026.
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Thousands of Dumfries and Galloway families having £60 taken from their benefits every month
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Around 3,300 people are being hit by the deductions to repay debts
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Older people living on their own could be due £3,500 income top-up this winter
State Pension
Pension Credit can also unlock additional financial support including cost of living payments.
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State Pension back pay due before end of next month for two groups of older women
State Pension
The underpayments affect mostly women on the Basic State Pension and could be worth more than £6,550.
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People making a claim for new Carer’s Allowance benefit could get over £920 in first payment
Benefits
The new devolved payment can be backdated by up to three months from the date of application.
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Child Benefit payments due to end for some parents and guardians at start of next month
Child benefits
Parents and guardians need to update their online account before November 30 or payments will stop.
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New State Pension pay rates from next April will not be due for nearly half a million people
State Pension
The annual State Pension uprating is due to be announced later this month.
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People on Tax Credits due to start receiving £300 cost of living payment before this weekend
Tax Credits
HMRC will make the automatic payments to around 900,000 people between November 10 and 19, 2023.
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New DWP assessment rule change could see 284,000 people on PIP due back pay of more than £5,000
Personal Independence Payments
The DWP is checking more than 320,000 existing PIP claims after a change to the Daily Living assessment.
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£55 annual heating bill help due to be paid from next month for 400,000 households
Fuel bills
The one-off lump sum has replaced the DWP's Cold Weather Payment in Scotland.
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Five ways to maximise weekly Basic and New State Pension payments before end of year
State Pension
Whether you have reached retirement age or not there are things everyone can check to maximise their payments from the DWP.
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£500 Winter Fuel Payment due from this month for older people aged between 66 and 79
State Pension
People over 80 are the most-likely to receive the full Winter Fuel Payment of £600.
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