Department for Work and Pensions

A total of 13,126 people were using the benefit in Burnley as of March – the most ever in the area.

Number of people on universal credit hits all-time high in Burnley Will Grimond

Parents claiming Universal Credit will receive hundreds of pounds more from the end of June.

Parents claiming Universal Credit to receive £100s more in shake-up Sophie Wills

More than six million households will be eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, with the money set to start hitting bank accounts from next month.

Exact date six million people will get £150 cost of living payment Sophie Wills

Thousands of households are being urged to check if they are missing out on Pension Credit, which automatically triggers eligiblity for the cost of living payment and could make you up to £3,500 better off per year.

Days left for thousands of households to apply for cost of living cash Sophie Wills

More than 15,000 households in Burnley are due to receive the first cost of living payment from the Government, new figures show.

More than 15,000 Burnley households to receive cost-of-living payment Laura Longworth

A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster.

Thousands could miss out on £301 cost of living payment - here’s why Sophie Wills

A member the public looks through food items inside a foodbank. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Record number of food parcels handed out in Ribble Valley last year Will Grimond

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today Sophie Wills

Around eight million people across the UK will be getting the £900 cost of living payment over the next year, but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment Sophie Wills

One-third of Burnley children living in poverty. Photo credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

One-third of children in Burnley living in poverty Sonja Tutty

Some 46 Burnley families who were not expected to work had their benefits capped last year, according to Government data.

Burnley families have their benefits capped despite not being expected to work Adam Care

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended Beth Franklin

PIP designed to improve the quality of life of those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions and could be an additional boost for many especially during the cost of living crisis.

The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to £156 a week Sophie Wills

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023 Sophie Wills

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘being looked into’ by Health and Safety board Sean Gleaves

People on benefits will get a one off Christmas bonus payment. (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

DWP Christmas bonus - benefit recipients to receive cash boost Jason Button

The second cost of living payment is due to land in account from November 8.

DWP confirm when second instalment of £324 will be paid this autumn Sophie Wills

How Universal Credit is affected by August bank holiday - and when you will be p... Isabella Boneham

Martin Lewis pensioners that are due a payment could receive as much as £3,300 per year (Photo: ITV)

Warning 850,000 households missing out on up £3,300 per year Claire Schofield

New Winter Fuel Payment rates for 2022 as millions to get cash boost Isabella Boneham

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson is urging local residents to apply for Pension Credit to help ease the cost of living

Pendle MP urges eligible residents to apply for Pension Credit to ease cost of l... Dominic Collis

Gas prices have been driven up because Russia is a key producer of the fossil fuel (image: Adobe)

Households that claim benefits to have automatic energy bill hikes frozen Hiyah Zaidi

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns Henry Sandercock

Burnley

More Burnley families hit by benefits cap Dominic Collis

Payments from the DWP have been brought forward due to the bank holiday (Getty Images)

This is when benefit payments will be made over the May bank holiday Finlay Greig

Joanna Young from Citizens Advice in Lancashire warns that people will face hardship if their payments are suddenly stopped as result of the process of verifying benefit claims made at the start of the pandemic

Universal Credit claimants in Burnley urged to answer calls to avoid losing thei... Paul Faulkner

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the UK economy, with unemployment rising to a five-year high in the three months to December.

Which age groups have been hardest hit by the coronavirus jobs crisis? Helen Johnson

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - more than a third of the all-time figure (Photo: Shutterstock)

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - m... Iain Leggat

Boris Johnson is in favour of a 6 month Universal Credit uplift - but will it be enough? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Boris Johnson is in favour of a 6 month Universal Credit uplift - but will it be... Ethan Shone

Andrew Parkin

Virtual careers fair for Lancashire residents Dominic Collis

You could be eligible for monthly PIP benefit payments - here’s how to check if ... Iain Leggat

This is when benefits and tax credits will be paid over Christmas and New Year 2... Jenna Macfarlane

Benefits to be capped for thousands of struggling families - here's why Sarah Wilson

You may be eligible for £140 off your winter heating bill - here's how to apply Sarah Wilson

Universal Credit is changing this week - here’s how it could affect you Helen Johnson

A rule change to Universal Credit payments will stop thousands missing out on ca... Claire Schofield

Thousands of women are missing out on a boost to their pension (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women who divorce later in life could be missing out on state pension money Sarah Wilson

Labour said the scheme offers "very little support"

Here’s who is eligible for the government’s new £238m employment scheme - and ho... Finlay Greig

Those receiving Universal Credit could see a boost of up to £405 this October, after previously losing out when being moved from other benefits to the new system (Photo: Shutterstock)

Universal Credit claimants may be eligible for an extra £400 in October Helen Johnson

The number of young people in Burnley claiming Universal Credit has increased by around 800 since the start of lockdown.

'Massive blow on incomes and job prospects': number of young people in Burnley c... Jack Marshall, Reporter

DWP figures show 205 households had their benefits capped in Burnley in May.

Rise in Burnley households hit by benefit cap during lockdown John Deehan

In Burnley, 33.1% of children under 16 were living in families with relative low incomes in 2018-19

Burnley has one of the highest proportions of children in low-income families John Deehan

New figures for compulsory child support have been revealed

More than two in five Burnley parents failing to pay child support to ex-partner... Dominic Collis