March 2026 payment dates for universal credit, benefits and pensions plus cost of living support - All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not ...

MILLIONS of households on benefits will see their payments rise by at least inflation from April 2026. From next month, the basic amount of Universal Credit most people receive, known as the ...

Claimants of Carer's Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and others will see payment rate rises.

The government will shut down several benefits by the end of March as it aims to move all eligible claimants to a single benefit. The rollout will be completed by the end of the month, meaning most ...

The data also indicated that the average time to process a new claim has increased from seven working days to eight. That means pensioners making a new claim over the next couple of weeks - which ...