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Disability payments delayed ahead of Christmas with many left waiting for their money - here's what we know

Some claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) say they have yet to receive their payments for this month, leaving many struggling for cash ahead of Christmas. The disability payments were due to be paid today (5 December).

6 December 2022

Thousands of public sector workers to see redundancy payments cut after Government shake-up – your rights explained

Thousands of public sector workers in England could soon see the amount they get as redundancy pay cut under new Government guidance.

13 May 2022

Benefits recipients to receive a £10 Christmas bonus – who’ll get it?

If you are eligible, the money should be paid automatically but you can claim if you think you've wrongly missed out.

6 December 2021

Over £10 billion of benefits left unclaimed

Government figures released today show that up to an estimated £10.1 billion of pension credit, housing benefit and income support were left unclaimed in a single year

15 November 2018

Budget 2018: What you need to know, incl changes to tax, benefits, Premium Bonds & more

Read our full round-up of the Chancellor Philip Hammond's 2018 Budget

30 October 2018

£50m grant to create 9,000 more free nursery places for working parents

The Department for Education has announced a grant to create nearly 9,000 nursery places for three- and four-year-olds

10 January 2017

HMRC and Concentrix plunged tax credit claimants into 'humiliating hardship', Government report finds

Today the Work & Pensions Committee has published a report condemning Concentrix and HMRC for their

1 December 2016

Concentrix claimants to give evidence to MPs

Tax credit claimants speak in Parliament with HM Revenue & Customs contractor Concentrix

12 October 2016

HMRC faces backlog of 2,000 tax credit appeals after ending Concentrix contract

Around 2,000 appeals against tax credit cuts will be examined by HMRC after it axed the contractor Concentrix

14 September 2016

HMRC to axe tax credit checking firm Concentrix

Concentrix, the firm which checks people's entitlement to tax credits, won't have its contract extended beyond May 2017

13 September 2016