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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

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

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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

Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show 5,265 children under 16 in Lancaster were living in relative poverty in the year to March.

Record number of children living in poverty, new figures claim

Almost 10,000 people in Lancaster to see disability benefit frozen.

Almost 10,000 people in Lancaster to see disability benefit frozen

Employment Support Allowance is one of several legacy benefits that will end in March 2026, with the Government moving claimants over to Universal Credit.

Over 150 disability benefit claimants waiting for transfer to Universal Credit

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

The true depth of child poverty is worse than free school meals data suggests

Concerns raised over the dire state of child poverty in England

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

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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

1000s of households to get direct cost-of-living payments up to £500

Benefit support for anxiety and depression in Lancaster more than doubles.

Benefit support for anxiety and depression in city more than doubles

Hundreds of people provide care to family, friends and loved ones in the Lancaster district.

Almost 2,000 people receive carer's allowance

Latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show 4,958 children in the Lancaster district aged under 16 were living in relative poverty in the year to March 2023.

Shock new figures reveal thousands of children living in poverty

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

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?

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

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Household support funding available for residents in need

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

Thousands of children in Lancaster are living in poverty. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Shocking 1 in 5 children 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

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Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘being looked into’ by Health and Safety board

People on benefits will get a one off Christmas bonus payment. (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

DWP Christmas bonus - benefit recipients to receive cash boost

Lancaster City Council has launched the third round of its Household Support Fund to help residents who are experiencing financial hardship.

How to apply for new Household Support Fund cash

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

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Eight million homes across the country are set to benefit this week as part of the Government's package to help people cope with soaring energy prices.

Exact date in July people will get the first part of £650 cost of living payment

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

The Growing Club is launching an Auction of Promises to create a fund to help women launch their own businesses

Auction of promises aims to help women achieve their business dream

Demand for emergency parcels is above pre-pandemic levels.

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