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The freezing temperatures in parts of the UK have triggered the first cold weather payments this winter, the Government has announced.
25 November 2010
Tough new welfare rules will strip unemployed claimants of benefits for up to three years if they refuse to work, it was announced today.
11 November 2010
George Osborne announced a £7 billion hit on the welfare budget today as he took an axe to public spending.
20 October 2010
Almost half a million public sector jobs will be lost over the next four years, the Chancellor announced today.
20 October 2010
Child benefit is to be stopped for all higher rate taxpayers from 2013 to help pay for a massive overhaul of the welfare system, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.
4 October 2010
Most people aged over 60 can apply now to get help towards their winter energy costs.
4 October 2010
Almost a quarter of a million struggling householders will see mortgage benefit payments dive by a typical £3,700 a year from next month.
29 September 2010
Victims of the tax blunder which will see 1.4 million people asked to pay cash back to the taxman may qualify for increased benefits to soften the blow.
17 September 2010
Beleaguered government department HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is facing fresh anger as its helpline for tax credits renewals is jammed, with some benefit recipients unable to get through for two weeks.
13 September 2010
A mammoth 1.5 million over 60s might be entitled to the pension credit benefit but are not claiming, says the Department for Work and Pensions.
9 September 2010
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