Council is handing out cash as part of the Household Support Fund from the DWP ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced people on Carer’s Allowance will see payments rise from £83.30 to £86.45 ...

People cannot currently receive the full amount of their State Pension and Carer’s Allowance at the same time.

THOUSANDS of people are missing out on benefit payments worth more than £3,600 a year. And claimants could also get an extra bonus on top this Christmas by making a ...

Pensioners who provide unpaid care for a family member or friend could be missing out on crucial financial support and access to Winter Fuel Payments due to benefit red tape rules, according to Carers ...

The arrival of care partnership managers this September won't compensate for the miserly level of carers allowance: £53 a week, writes Gary Vaux Going back a couple of years, welfare rights advisers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Chancellor has announced in his autumn statement that benefit payments will rise in 2023 by 10.1 per cent, including Carer’s ...