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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

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?

The council has overspent its housing benefit budget. Image by Joe Giddens.

New figures show Dacorum District Council spent over its housing payments budget

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.

Latest figures suggest families are still very much in the depths of a crisis as inflation increases

One in 10 Dacorum children are living in poverty, new figures claim

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended

Pictured: Universal Credit sign

Families have benefits capped despite not being expected to work

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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How many Dacorum households are currently in work

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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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

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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Benefit cap hits hundreds of single-parent families in Dacorum
Charities call on the Government to abolish the cap

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

Here’s how different age groups in Dacorum have been impacted

These are the age groups in Dacorum where Universal Credit claimants have increa...

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

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Dozens of emergency food parcels handed to children in Dacorum every week during...

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Thousands of children living in poverty in Dacorum

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"

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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 surges in Dacorum during pandemic

Youth unemployment surges in Dacorum during pandemic

Dacorum Borough Council reclaimed more than £1 million in housing benefit overpayments before pandemic

Dacorum Borough Council reclaimed more than £1 million in housing benefit overpa...
Dacorum Borough Council reclaimed more than £1 million in overpaid housing benefit from claimants last year, new figures show.

Dacorum Borough Council paid out £369,000 in emergency housing payments for benefit claimants

Dacorum council forks out £369,000 in emergency housing payments for benefit cla...

Rise in Dacorum households hit by benefit cap during lockdown

Rise in Dacorum households hit by benefit cap during lockdown

Charity says children who could be lifted out of poverty are being failed

Nearly half of Dacorum parents failing to pay compulsory child support

Nearly half of Dacorum parents are failing to pay compulsory child support to their ex-partner, new figures reveal

Nearly half of parents in Dacorum are failing to pay compulsory child support

Hundreds more people in Dacorum are claiming Universal Credit

Rise in Universal Credit claimants in Dacorum

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...