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Criminals are increasingly trying to capitalise on the cost of living crisis by targeting households with bogus offers of rebates, grants and support payments. But official Government support payments are usually automatic, so if you get a request for information out of the blue via text, email, or phone call – be wary. 
13 July 2022
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Millions of low-income UK households will start to receive the first half of their £650 cost of living payment from TODAY. But be warned, there is a possibility some payments could be delayed. Here's what you need to know. 
13 July 2022
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Hundreds of thousands more retirees, mainly women, have been found to have been underpaid their state pension, with the collective shortfall running to £1.5 billion, according to new Government figures. Here's how to check if you've been affected.
8 July 2022
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More than 2.5 million people on legacy benefits will start to be moved over to universal credit from today in an automatic process that was previously halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government's own figures show that the move could leave 900,000 people worse off – though many others will see their circumstances improved. Here's all you need to know.
8 May 2022
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Around 6,600 people who get tax credits, child benefit or guardian's allowance paid into a Post Office card account need to take action urgently as HMRC will stop making payments into these accounts after 5 April. If you have an alternative account already you must let HMRC know and if not you'll need to set one up.  
27 March 2022
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Ten million people are being wrongly advised by the Government to switch their energy tariff at a time when a crisis in the energy market means it would cost them hundreds of pounds to do so, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.
24 March 2022
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People who applied for a Personal Independent Payment (Pip) but had their disability benefit claim rejected should appeal the decision after the Department for Work and Pensions confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com that it wrongly denied 80,000 people their money last year.
24 February 2022
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Friends or relatives can ignore requests by the Government to return overpaid state pension payments in the event of the recipient's death, as there is no legal obligation to pay the money back. 
26 January 2022
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Millions of people who receive certain benefits, including the state pension, could get a one-off tax-free £10 Christmas bonus from the Government. If you are eligible, the money should be paid automatically but you can make a claim if you think you've wrongly missed out. 
6 December 2021
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The Government has told MoneySavingExpert.com it will stop sending out letters with envelopes wrongly advising people to switch energy tariff after we revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had sent the misleading advice to 10 million people.
16 November 2021

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