Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners must apply for Pension Credit soon to get Winter Fuel aid

1000s to receive £300 as new Household Support Fund schemes launched

The disability gap' in Fife employment circles has narrowed

How the ‘disability gap’‘ in employment is shrinking in Fife

A member of the public walks through the snow in Victoria Park in Glasgow in February 2021 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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

The number of households receiving Universal Credit in Fife hit by the Government's benefit cap has soared (Pic: John Devlin)

Soaring numbers of Fife families hit by benefit cap revealed in new report

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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

The latest child poverty figures for Fife were published in a new report (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Almost one quarter of children in Fife living in poverty, new figures reveal

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
The exact date when six million people will receive the £150 cost of living payment has been confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions - here’s what you need to know.
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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

The latest poverty figures reveal the extent of the issue in Fife

Almost quarter of Fife children in relative 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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Fife has fewer working households than almost anywhere in the UK

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

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 Claire Schofield

New Winter Fuel Payment rates for 2022 as millions to get cash boost

Numbers on Universal Credit in Fife are rising

Universal Credit: Highest figure in Fife since December and 37% are in work

David Rutley MP (centre) with staff and participants of the School of Hard Knocks in Glenrothes.

UK Government Minister’s praise for Glenrothes rugby project

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

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Warning over cost of living crisis as one in six children in Fife live in povert...

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

Nearly 100 parents in Falkirk failed to pay child maintenance during the latest lockdown, figures show.

Almost 250 Fife parents fail to pay child maintenance during lockdown

Falkirk families have had benefits capped

Benefit cap hits more single parent families in Fife

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

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP, Neale Hanvey, estimates that £678,600 of Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) may have gone unclaimed locally between April 2017 and February 2020, leaving Fifers without the financial support they are due.

Estimated £678,600 in Bereavement Support Payment not claimed in two Fife towns

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...

Scottish Labour economy spokesperson Alex Rowley has welcomed the move by the Scottish Government to amend its support package so that the taxi drivers in the most precarious financial state do not miss out on vital help. Pic: Lisa Ferguson.

Fife MSP welcomes move by Scottish Government to amend funding support criteria ...

Lynda Colston, Fife civil servant with DWP got MBE in 2020 Queen's New Year Honours

Fife civil servant gets MBE in Queen’s New Year Honours

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

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

More than 90,000 Scottish pensioners will automatically receive a discount of £140 off of their fuel bills this winter, the UK Government has said.

90,000 Scots to receive £140 off winter fuel bills

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

Some parents are failing to pay child maintenance to their ex partners

Fife families pushed into poverty as ex partners fail to pay child support