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Department for Work and Pensions

Thousands of disabled people and those with health conditions across Peterborough and the county will be helped into secure jobs following a £14.3 million funding package for the expansion of tailored employment support.placeholder image

£14 million investment to help thousands of people with disabilities into work

An elderly person looks at cash at home. Winter Fuel Payments for 2025/26 will start arriving in November, with most paid by December (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)placeholder image

DWP confirms when millions of pensioners will get Winter Fuel Payment

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Winter Fuel Payment 2025: which pensioners must apply - as claims open

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The 4 pensioner groups ineligible for this year's Winter Fuel Payment

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Brief history of Peterborough Town Hall as it faces an uncertain future

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Major State Pension error could owe 300,000 over-60s £5k or more

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough seeing 12-year high in economic inactivity

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Recruitment MD warns latest government policy risks being abused

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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

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech during a visit to Mellor Bus in Rochdale on June 4, 2025, to announce investments in regional transport (Photo: PETER BYRNE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)          placeholder image

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

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How to access DWP and local financial support during half-term break

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

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

Local councils are offering vital support through the Household Support Fund 💡

Alex Nelson

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

Concerns raised over the dire state of child poverty in England

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

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

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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

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Supermarket voucher scheme to continue throughout school holidays

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

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New Peterborough scheme will help residents get white goods for homes

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RAAC and asbestos found at Town Hall

Figures from The Trussell Trust show the largest number of food parcels were distributed in Peterborough this summer - many of them to childrenplaceholder image

Largest number of food parcels handed out in six years, figures show

Many of the food parcels were for children

Paul Grinnell

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.placeholder image

Breaking Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

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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.placeholder image

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. placeholder image

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.placeholder image

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.placeholder image

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. placeholder image

Days left for thousands of households to apply for cost of living cash

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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.placeholder image

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.placeholder image

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment

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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.placeholder image