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

Debbie Darke, from Waterlooville food bank, in 2019. Picture : Habibur Rahman

Connect4communities scheme’s £264,000 boost for disadvataged households

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

Hands of a pensioner checking loose change in an open purse

First cost of living payment due for thousands of households

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

In all, 18.870 children in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport and Fareham were living in poverty, according to government data. Picture posed by model. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Nearly a quarter of children in Portsmouth are living in relative poverty

The Solent WASPI group marked this year’s International Women’s Day by hosting a 'Sisters in Song' evening on Wednesday, March 8 at Milton Village Hall, Portsmouth

Solent WASPI group holds Sisters in Song event to mark International Women's Day

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended

Solent Waspi took their fight against the unfair handling of the retirement age increase - which left many women thousands of pounds worse off than they had expected to be in retirement - to Hampshire County Council

Waspi women fighting for fairer pensions get more backing
‘Women have had their emotional, physical and mental circumstances totally obliterated’ – Hampshire County councillors have spoken out in support of women who have been affected by state pension inequality.

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

HMRC are asking people to check their entitlement.

Portsmouth families to receive the first cost of living payment next month

Call for MP to show support for pension equality campaign

How Universal Credit is affected by August bank holiday - and when you will be p...

Here's everything you need to know about the cost of living payment.

When will I receive £650 cost of living payment?

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

Portsmouth records a jobs boom with thousands more people back in work
THOUSANDS more people in Portsmouth are back in work and no longer claiming unemployment benefits amid a city-wide jobs boom.

A fifth of children in Portsmouth were living in poverty last year .

Hundreds of children in Portsmouth have been living in poverty

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

Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Adrian Dennis-WPA Pool/Getty Images

PM 'pictured hosting Christmas quiz' during Tier restrictions

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

Roebuck House. Picture: Malcolm Wells (170821-8881)

100 jobs to go at Department for Work and Pensions site in Portsmouth

Afghans fleeing Kabul in August. Picture: PA

Afghan refugees being warmly welcomed, says charity boss

Signage for the Department for Work and Pensions in Westminster, London.

Sufferers of Long Covid can claim up to £608 a month from the benefits scheme

Fareham Town Centre

Huge JobCentre on the way to Fareham town centre as Poundland shuts up shop

Roebuck House in Cosham
Picture: Malcolm Wells (170821-8881)

Fears raised that 100 jobs are at risk as Portsmouth pension centre is to close

Pictured: Kathryn Rimmington (70), Jan Burtonwood (70), Barbara Wild (66) and Shelagh Simmons (67). Picture: Mike Cooter (030721)

Campaigning women in the Portsmouth area demand compensation

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

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...

Donna Wickers, 57, from Horndean, has terminal cancer after being diagnosed with breast and bone cancer in March 2020 and had to wait nearly five months for her Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application to be processed.
Picture: Sarah Standing

‘Are you waiting for me to die?’ – terminal cancer patient hits out

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 10,000 people are currently out of work in Portsmouth.

Picture: NDFP-03-03-20 JobCentrePlus 6-NMSY

More than 10,000 people out of work

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...

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

Portsmouth council handed out more than £550,000 in Discretionary Housing Payments last year

Portsmouth council handed out more than £550,000 in 'lifeline' housing payments

Around 44% of firms have said they do not have enough cash in the bank to last longer than six months, according to new figures.

Huge rise in families hit by benefit cap in lockdown