Benefits

Benefits

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Fake universal credit app warning

You could be at risk.

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A tough winter without the fuel payment

Maria eats once a day and can’t afford to heat her home.

Government re-opens household support fund

The government is urging people to check if they're eligible

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Privacy concerns over bank account monitoring in benefit fraud crackdown

Ministers urged not to monitor most vulnerable

Winter fuel payment

Government taken to court over winter fuel payment cuts

Two pensioners are trying to sue the government

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The extra cost of disability

More than £1,000 a month

Image of someone looking cold. Could £300 winter fuel payments be back on the cards?

Could £300 winter fuel payments be back on the cards?

Labour loses non-binding vote on winter fuel payments

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Crackdown on benefit fraud

PM outlines new laws

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Parents’ child benefit not paid because of bank’s payment issues

Customers affected are encouraged to reach out to the bank

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DWP to assess whether housing benefit claimants are eligible for pension credit

Are you eligible for both?