The Daily Record has reported that individuals claiming other benefits from the DWP may also qualify for a Budgeting Loan to help cover the cost of essential items or services. This could be ...

The increase will apply to all working-age benefits, including universal credit, PIP, DLA, attendance allowance, carer’s allowance, ESA and more. The increase will take effect from 7 April 2025.

The BBC Sounds podcast host has been discussing student loans and finance on Twitter, now X, this week, after the Labour ...

Interest rates are expected to be cut by the Bank of England for the second time this year. Many analysts predict that the ...

For self-employed individuals, Universal Credit and other benefits usually consider profit (after expenses) as income. However, classifying profit as income can have a negative impact on a business.

With inflation likely to edge up again in the final quarter, driven in part by a rise in energy bills from October 1, all ...

a new cap has been introduced on the amount the DWP can deduct from benefit payments to repay loans and debts, including budgeting advance loans. From April 2025, deductions from universal credit ...

“Overall, it was a good quarter with the completion of loan refinancing and ... RHB’s Natarajan sees the UK budget as a “mild ...

A former DWP employee has asked the department about ... and we have no plans to change this." In the Autumn Budget last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves re-affirmed the triple lock would be ...

Here is a rundown of the one-off payments set to hit bank accounts this winter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland. Winter Fuel Payment - £200-£300 For ...

The DWP - which stands for Department for Work and Pensions - is part of the British Government and is responsible for welfare payments, State Pension and the child maintenance service.

Following last week's Autumn Budget, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed that disability benefits, including Carer's Allowance, will increase by 1.7 per cent for the ...