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New statistics to measure poverty and help target support more effectively will be developed and published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

• Updated: 6 March 2024

A bold new government-backed review has set out a vision for workplace culture changes to support autistic people to start and stay in work.

• Updated: 28 February 2024

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outlines plans to make £1.4 trillion in pension schemes work better for savers and the wider economy

• Updated: 23 February 2024

Eligible tax credits only customers will automatically receive a Cost of Living payment.

• Updated: 16 February 2024

The Prime Minister has reappointed Dr Simon Thurley as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Mukesh Sharma has been reappointed as Northern Ireland Trustee.

• Updated: 13 February 2024

New powers for the Child Maintenance Service to recover cash from non-paying parents faster.

• Updated: 12 February 2024

From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299.

• Updated: 6 February 2024

Reporting an aircraft accident or serious incident on Wednesday 31 January 2024 between approximately 1000-1400 UK local time.

• Updated: 30 January 2024

New method reduces the time taken for APHA to report results to livestock keepers from up to 22 weeks to three weeks

• Updated: 26 January 2024

Families struggling with energy bills are being urged to speak to their council for Household Support Fund help.

• Updated: 26 January 2024

Eligible low income households urged to make sure they get £150 in Warm Home Discount before 29 February.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Around 1.6 million private renters are set to receive a substantial boost to their housing support in April, as the Government lays legislation to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA).

• Updated: 9 January 2024

Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time.

• Updated: 3 January 2024

11.9 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments – worth over £4.8 billion – have been made to pensioners across the UK over the past month

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Around 8 million eligible households across the UK are set to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment in February, as the Government unveiled its plans to reward work, reform welfare and grow the economy.

• Updated: 13 December 2023

Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of over 600,000 pensioners in Wales for the second year running.

• Updated: 28 November 2023

Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running.

• Updated: 25 November 2023

The number of 50PLUS Champions helping older workers into work has been doubled in Jobcentres up and down the country, the Minister for Employment has announced.

• Updated: 20 November 2023

New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Tax credits customers will receive the autumn Cost of Living Payment between 10 and 19 November 2023.

• Updated: 10 November 2023