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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.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

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DWP warning over Universal Credit changes coming in October

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North Notts College supporting Bassetlaw’s Redundancy Event

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?

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

 Millions of people will get the cost of living payment paid into their accounts between April and May - but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Across the UK, 2.47 million children were in relative poverty and 1.89m in absolute poverty.

More than a quarter of children in Worksop and Retford living in poverty

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

Nottinghamshire County Council has announced new support for families with children who claim free school meals

Eligible households can apply for council support with cost-of-living pressures

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

How Universal Credit is affected by August bank holiday - and when you will be p...

Martin Lewis pensioners that are due a payment could receive as much as £3,300 per year (Photo: ITV)

Warning 850,000 households missing out on up £3,300 per year

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

The jobs fair at the Masonic Hall, in Worksop has been hailed a success.

Worksop jobs fair hailed huge success

Boris Johnson pictured hosting Christmas quiz during Covid restrictions last yea...

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

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Bassetlaw District Council hands out nearly £200,000 in extra housing help

Data shows nearly 100 parents in Doncaster failed to pay any child maintenance through the Collect and Pay service.

Nearly 100 Bassetlaw parents fail to pay child maintenance
Nearly 100 parents in Bassetlaw failed to pay child maintenance during the latest lockdown, figures show.

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

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the UK economy, with unemployment rising to a five-year high in the three months to December.

Which age groups have been hardest hit by the coronavirus jobs crisis?

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...

Boris Johnson is in favour of a 6 month Universal Credit uplift - but will it be enough? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Boris Johnson is in favour of a 6 month Universal Credit uplift - but will it be...

You could be eligible for monthly PIP benefit payments - here’s how to check if ...

This is when benefits and tax credits will be paid over Christmas and New Year 2...

Benefits to be capped for thousands of struggling families - here's why

You may be eligible for £140 off your winter heating bill - here's how to apply

Universal Credit is changing this week - here’s how it could affect you

More than 40 per cent of emergency food parcels handed out in Bassetlaw during Coivd's first wave went to children

Children received close to half of all emergency food parcels given out in Basse...

A rule change to Universal Credit payments will stop thousands missing out on ca...

Thousands of women are missing out on a boost to their pension (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women who divorce later in life could be missing out on state pension money

Labour said the scheme offers "very little support"

Here’s who is eligible for the government’s new £238m employment scheme - and ho...

Macmillan benefits team. From left are Jo Williams, Belle Moss, Olivia Wright and Lesley Drabble

New team handles benefits for Bassetlaw cancer patients

Those receiving Universal Credit could see a boost of up to £405 this October, after previously losing out when being moved from other benefits to the new system (Photo: Shutterstock)

Universal Credit claimants may be eligible for an extra £400 in October

Youth unemployment has risen in Bassetlaw

Surge in youth unemployment in Bassetlaw

The benefit cap has been set at £20,000 for Bassetlaw

Number of Bassetlaw households hit by benefit cap more than doubles
The number of families hit by the benefit cap in Bassetlaw surged during the coronavirus crisis, figures show.

More than 40 per cent of parents in Bassetlaw are not paying child support to ex-partners

Bassetlaw families pushed into poverty as ex-partners fail to pay child support

The Government has announced that the application system for benefits is set to change (Photo: Shutterstock)

The way people apply for benefits is set to change - this is what you need to kn...

Housing benefit

New housing benefit applicants in Bassetlaw are waiting almost three weeks for t...

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Worksop: See latest court results

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Benefits cheat given community order after claiming over £6,500

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VIDEO: One Direction’s Zayn Malik quits band - millions of fans heartbroken

Guardian News

East Midlands: Jobs boost for region’s disabled workers

Edward Leigh MP

Gainsborough: MP hails another drop in unemployment figures

Bassetlaw District Council, Queen's Buildings

Bassetlaw: Universal credit to be rolled out next week

Bassetlaw District Council, Potter Street, Worksop (w120328-5b)

Bassetlaw: Benefit cheats ordered to pay council £200,000 in last three years