Universal Credit

Sheffield's MPs after the 2024 General Election. Top row: Abtisam Mohamed, Louise Haigh, Clive Betts. Bottom: Marie Tidball, Gill Furniss, Olivia Blake.

Labour's proposed welfare cuts: Did your MP rebel?

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Households urged to claim £1,000 in support before local deadlines hit

The Government says that thousands of children from struggling households had been missing out on free school meals

How to know if your family is eligible, as free school meals expanded

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MP welcomes changes to free school meal rules

File photo. A team from Yorkshire Water will be holding a drop-in session in Sheffield's Town Hall on April 12, 2025, to promote bill support schemes, following announcements of an £135.

How Sheffield households may be able to save money on their water bill

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Change to Help to Save scheme opens free cash eligibility to millions

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver her spring statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement: will it put more cash in your pocket?

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

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Labour's benefits shake-up - my takeaways as a finance specialist

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Universal Credit: health element changes and above-inflation rise news

Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting of ministers at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Government announces major changes to PIP and Universal Credit

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Housing Benefit to rise in April – here's how much more you could get

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9 ways you can get council tax support - as millions face huge rises

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Millions receiving Universal Credit can expect increases of £10 soon

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Households across the UK to receive up to £500 in cash support

New Year 2024: all the early DWP and HMRC benefit payment dates

A study of 2,000 adults found 26 per cent of these have received financial help with presents

4 in 10 households have relied on generosity to get through Christmas

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

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'I'm scared' - pensioner warns of 'dire' winter as energy costs rise

The free school breakfast clubs will build on support for families already available, the Department for Education says

When Labour's free school breakfasts will start - what we know so far

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Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

Martin Ingram Flowers (60) who broke his leg at work and was told by the DWP to quit his £40k a year job in order to claim benefits.

Watch: DWP told me to quit my job to claim benefits when I broke leg

DWP holiday warning to anyone claiming PIP or Universal Credit

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

"I've lived seven to ten years without electricity"

Benefit fraud gang shower floor with £20 notes

Watch: Benefit fraud gang shower floor with £20 notes

Supermarket workers complain about missing pay

The leap year may impact when people will receive Universal Credit payments

How the 2024 leap year could affect Universal Credit payments

Here are the latest convictions from Sheffield Magistrates' Court, including a man fined over £1,000 for lying to receive Housing Benefits.

Man, 72, fined £1k for lying about job so he keep Housing Benefits

Dozens of celebrities join petition with anti-poverty charities

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

Universal Credit and other benefit payments will be paid earlier than expected during the Christmas period.

When will Universal Credit be paid during Christmas period

People walk near the Jobcentre in Westminster.

DWP warning over Universal Credit changes coming in October

There are seven big money changes that could affect your wallet coming in September 2023 including Universal Credit and student loans shake-ups.

Cost of living: 7 money changes to be aware of in September 2023

Sheffield Liberal Democrat councillors have urged government to boost support for struggling families as thousands of Sheffield children are living in poverty.

Liberal Democrats urge government to boost support for struggling families

Which? has revealed the cheapest place to get school uniform this year

Cheapest shop to buy school uniform revealed by Which?

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