News you can trust since 1981
  • News
    • Traffic and Travel
    • Crime
    • Weather
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Education
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • People
    • Read This
  • Submit Your Story
  • MK Dons
  • Sport
    • Football
    • Other Sport
  • What's On
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Things To Do
  • Retro
  • Lifestyle
    • Cars
    • Homes and Gardens
    • Pets
  • Recommended
    • Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Home and Garden
    • Fashion and Beauty
    • Deals
  • Advertise
    • Advertise My Business
    • Ad Manager
    • Place Announcement
    • Place A Public Notice
    • Advertise A Job
BREAKING
Man died after falling into shredder and remains were never recovered
Olly Murs’ wife Amelia Tank is pregnant with their first child
Government unveils new bill which states Rwanda is safe for refugees
Robert Jenrick Minister for Immigration quits over Rwanda bill
Met Office issues yet another yellow warning for rain for parts of UK
Pedestrian, 80, dies after being hit by bus in town centre
Man died after falling into shredder and remains were never recovered
Olly Murs’ wife Amelia Tank is pregnant with their first child
Government unveils new bill which states Rwanda is safe for refugees
Robert Jenrick Minister for Immigration quits over Rwanda bill
Met Office issues yet another yellow warning for rain for parts of UK
Pedestrian, 80, dies after being hit by bus in town centre

Department for Work and Pensions

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

 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

Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

New figures show a fifth of children in Milton Keynes are 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

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

Department for Work and Pensions staff in Milton Keynes set to lose their own jo...

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

Three enthusiastic young people  have been recruited through the Kickstart Employment Scheme in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes soft play venue celebrates reopening after burst water pipe forced...

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

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 100 emergency food parcels were handed out to children in Buckinghamshire every week during the first six months of the pandemic

Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire food banks gave hundreds of emergency parcels ...

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

Almost 20,000 children are living in poverty in Milton Keynes, new analysis reveals.

Almost 20,000 children living in poverty in Milton Keynes

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...

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

Thousands more young people in Milton Keynes are claiming Universal Credit than before the coronavirus pandemic, new figures reveal.

Youth unemployment surges in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Council reclaimed nearly £3 million in overpaid housing benefit from claimants last year, new figures show.

Milton Keynes Council reclaimed nearly £3 million in overpaid housing benefit la...

The cash helped people struggling with their housing costs

Milton Keynes council forks out £580,000 in emergency housing payments to people...

News stock image

Just one in five mental health patients in Milton Keynes are employed

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

Nearly half of Milton Keynes parents failing to pay compulsory child support

Lockdown has caused financial chaos for many people in MK

Hundreds more people claim Universal Credit in Milton Keynes as lockdown cripple...

This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)

Follow us on

Explore

  • News
  • Sport
  • MK Dons
  • What's On
  • Lifestyle

More from Milton Keynes Citizen

  • Announcements
  • Jobs
  • Public Notices
  • Must Read
  • Photo Sales
  • Directory
  • Newspaper Archive

Useful Links

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise My Business
  • Ad Manager
  • Place your Ad
  • Submit your story
  • Advertise a Job
  • Subscribe
  • Events
  • Archive
  • Publisher Guidelines
  • National World Gaming
©National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy noticeModern Slavery Statement
News you can trust since 1981
  • Watch Shots! TV
  • News
    • News
    • Traffic and Travel
    • Crime
    • Weather
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Education
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • People
    • Read This
  • MK Dons
  • Sport
    • Sport
    • Football
    • Other Sport
  • What's On
    • What's On
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Things To Do
  • Submit Your Story
  • Retro
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Cars
    • Homes and Gardens
    • Pets
  • Must Read
  • Recommended
    • Recommended
    • Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Home and Garden
    • Fashion and Beauty
    • Deals
  • Advertise
    • Advertise
    • Advertise My Business
    • Ad Manager
    • Place Announcement
    • Place A Public Notice
    • Advertise A Job
  • Public Notices
  • National World Gaming
Follow us
©National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy notice