Tax Credits

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023? Sophie Wills

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support Sophie Wills

Library image of Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert speaking to an audience of Londoners about the challenges they are facing as a result of the rising cost of living, hosted by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan at City Hall in London. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Martin Lewis predicts when £300 cost of living payment will land Sophie Wills

Claims for tax credits must be renewed each year, otherwise the benefit could be stopped.

Millions urged to check for letter from HMRC or risk losing thousands Sophie Wills

Benefits payments earlier in April due to the May bank holiday (Photo: Adobe)

Thousands will receive benefits early this week- what you need to know Sophie Wills

Millions of UK households will receive a £301 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May. It is the first of three payments, totalling up to £900, for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as universal credit or pension credit, in 2023/24. There will also be further payments worth £150 for eligible people with disabilities and £300 for pensioners due later this year, meaning some people will receive up to £1,350 in direct payments.

Cost of living payment: Week cash will land for a million claimants Sophie Wills

"We would advise to seek advice from a benefits advisor."

BENEFITS EXPERT: How Tax Credits could impact on any cost of living payment

“The remaining cost of living payment of £324 should be made from November 23 to November 30, 2022.”

BENEFITS EXPERT: When you should receive the remaining cost of living payments By The Newsroom

Guidance on how to claim benefits to help support a 14-year-old granddaughter moving in.

BENEFITS EXPERT: Benefits support available with a granddaughter moving in Lance Fuggle

HMRC confirms exact month £326 cost of living payment will be paid to households Isabella Boneham

If you do seek part time employment then your benefit position will depend on the number of hours worked as well as your income.

BENEFITS EXPERT: My granddaughter is moving in so can I claim extra support? By The Newsroom

The idea behind these pilots is to ascertain whether DWP infrastructure for both legacy benefits and Universal Credit (computers, staff numbers, etc.) can cope with larger transfers.

How a pilot benefits transfer will impact on claimants hereBENEFITS EXPERT: By The Newsroom

Millions of people will be moved off legacy benefits onto Universal Credit from Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Major Universal Credit shake-up affects millions of benefits claimants today Claire Schofield

my granddaughter will be coming to live with me for the foreseeable future.

EXPERT ADVICE: Claiming extra support when my granddaughter moves in By The Newsroom

You may also be eligible for help towards the cost of the funeral via The Social Fund provided that you receive a qualifying benefit.

BENEFITS EXPERT: Widow told there’ll be no help with bereavement support By The Newsroom

There is an option where the hours you work can be unlimited provided your earnings don’t exceed £140.

BENEFITS EXPERT: I'm on benefits but want to make a gradual return to work

Depending on what type of permitted work you choose to do you must notify the DWP and specify the work is to be carried out under the permitted work rules.

BENEFITS EXPERT: ‘I’m on benefits and want to return to work but gradually’ By The Newsroom

If you invest any or all of the award in any type of investment that generates an income this potentially may reduce the award of Tax Credits.

BENEFITS EXPERT: How savings or capital could affect the claiming of benefits By The Newsroom

Are you eligible for the payment? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Financial expert Martin Lewis says millions will receive £500 in April due to Wo... Rhona Shennan

it is permissible to switch roles (you can normally only do this once a year unless there is a change in your circumstances) so that you no longer have to meet Universal Credit commitments as a job seeker.

BENEFITS EXPERT: Can I swap roles with partner to be our child’s main carer? Lance Fuggle

Benefit payments from the Department for Work and Pensions will be affected by the May Bank Holiday weekends.

When will Universal Credit and other benefits be paid in May? Sarah Sinclair