Department for Work and Pensions

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

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

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

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

Crowds gathered for Peterborough's Christmas lights switch-on event

Opinion: We will continue to help those most in need

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
More than eight million people are expected tor receive the payment, designed to help with skyrocketing energy and food bills

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

Universal Credit taper rate cut to benefit more than 10,000 in Peterborough

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

Peterborough City Council handed out more than half a million pounds to residents in need of extra help with housing costs last year, figures reveal. Photo: PA EMN-210714-172041001

Peterborough City Council hands out more than half a million pounds in extra hou...

Hundreds more single-parent families in Peterborough have seen their benefits capped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures show. Photo: PA EMN-210624-122350001

Hundreds more Peterborough single-parent families hit by benefit cap
Hundreds more single-parent families in Peterborough have seen their benefits capped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures show.

Lidl in Peterborough is recruiting staff. EMN-210219-114922009

Peterborough employers in scramble to fill growing numbers of vacancies

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

City College Peterborough is one of the employers in Peterborough to have signed up to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme

Peterborough employers show commitment to disabled workers

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

Dozens of emergency food parcels were handed out to children in Peterborough every week during the first six months of the pandemic. Photo: PA EMN-201211-102309001

Dozens of emergency food parcels handed to children in Peterborough every week d...

Money (stock image)

Peterborough sees one of biggest rises in child poverty in the East of England

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"

Here’s who is eligible for the government’s new £238m employment scheme - and ho...

Peterborough City Council reclaimed nearly £2 million in overpaid housing benefit from claimants last year, new figures show. EMN-201009-145222001

Peterborough City Council reclaimed nearly £2 million in overpaid housing benefi...

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

The latest unemployment figures have been released for young people in Peterborough.

More than 1,500 young people swell ranks of Universal Credit claimants in Peterb...

Jobs

Thousands of young people in Peterborough targeted for government’s new Kick Sta...

The pandemic has forced an unprecedented increase of 665 per cent in the number of newly Universal Credit-capped households across the country. EMN-200820-182207001

Peterborough households hit by benefit cap surged during lockdown

Councils have paid out emergency payments.

Peterborough City Council paid out £501,000 in emergency housing payments to peo...

Fewer than 10 per cent of adults in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough using mental health services are in work, figures reveal. Photo: PA/Dominic Lipinski EMN-200819-152456001

Less than one in ten mental health patients in Peterborough area are in work

Job Centre Plus. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) SUS-200204-154906001

Universal Credit claims in Peterborough soar by more than 30 per cent as Covid l...

Coronavirus

Hundreds more Peterborough residents claiming Universal Credit as a result of lo...

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...