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DWP sending state pensioners two £965 payments over 4-week rule
Because the first day of the month was a Monday, this month will see state pensioners who received payments on June 1 paid AGAIN on June 29.
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Basic state pensioners being handed bumper £740 from DWP in June
The DWP has hiked the basic state pension, which is for women born before 1953 and men before 1951, by 4.8 per cent.
UK airport closed suddenly for 'ongoing incident' with passengers left stranded
Inverness Airport was shut to all passengers for around two hours this afternoon
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HMRC confirms new VAT road fuel scale charges with bands up to £2,233
Government has confirmed the new rates after they kicked in last month.
Arson investigation underway following fierce building fire in Small Heath
The incident is being treated as arson
State pensioners being handed extra £262 a year with DWP category D rule
People who are 80 or over and resident in the UK get a 'category D' state pension.
State pensioners getting BBC TV licences cut from £180 to £0 in 16 minutes
Pension Credit is a gateway for state pensioners to be handed free TV Licences.
Thousands of university students leave UK before paying £900m in loans
More than 42,000 students haven't paid this money back
Emma Raducanu's Queens prize money and how much the Brit could earn at final
Emma Raducanu is in the Queen's Club final against Donna Vekic, with the Brit already having boosted her bank balance ahead of Wimbledon
State pensioners being given £48.15 extra a week with two DWP benefits
Pension Credit has two parts: Guarantee Pension Credit and Savings Pension Credit.
Raise the Colours co-founder Ryan Bridge 'arrested' during protest clash
Raise the Colours co-founder Ryan Bridge said he was arrested in Brighton
Rachel Reeves confirms 'big' new 55p per mile rule for cars and vans
If you need to use your car for work in the UK (not simply just for travelling to or from work) you'll now be able to claim tax relief on 55p per mile
State pensioners being left £12,000 worse off by little-known change to pot
Many pension schemes will automatically shift your retirement pot into a “pension lifestyling” strategy as you near the end of your working life.
Urgent appeal to find teenager last seen in McDonald’s in Midlands
Sophia, 14, has gone missing after last being seen at a McDonald's on Friday night
HMRC rule warning for 3.5 million people missing out on £252 perk
NFU Mutual has urged couples to ensure they are claiming Marriage Allowance from the Labour Party government.
Birmingham driveway arson probe after two vehicles set alight
Two cars parked on a Bordesley Green driveway were set on fire in Birmingham
HMRC set to snatch £17 a month from over two million state pensioners
More than one million pensioners will see a change in their tax code from April as HMRC starts taking back Winter Fuel Payments from retirees with higher incomes.
DWP confirms £459 for 69,000 state pensioners with common complaint
According to DWP figures over 68,200 already claim Attendance Allowance to help with the costs associated with back pain.
Look inside abandoned Birmingham care home turned into weed farm
The council and police have secured the property which had become a magnet for anti-social behaviour
Universal Credit claimants urged to respond to new DWP check or risk having payments affected
DWP is now proactively prompting claimants to confirm whether or not their circumstances have changed