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DWP benefit payment dates in January 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
DWP benefit payment dates in January 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
Here's everything you need to know about the benefits and cost of living payments to expect from the DWP in January 2025
Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'
Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'
'Flooding can break people': This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
'Flooding can break people': This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: 'I'd have been treated differently if I was white'
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: 'I'd have been treated differently if I was white'
Landlords are threatening an 'exodus' by selling up. What will happen to renters' homes if they do?
Landlords are threatening an 'exodus' by selling up. What will happen to renters' homes if they do?
Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'
Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'
Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: 'In the world of campaigning, hope is essential'
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: 'In the world of campaigning, hope is essential'
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma
'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma
John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'
John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: 'If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail'
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: 'If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail'
This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'
This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'
How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: 'I was really nervous before the first election debate'
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: 'I was really nervous before the first election debate'
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night
Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night
A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope
