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<p>Users complained overnight that they could not access the HMRC’s Universal Credit portal to check on payment dates and extra help</p>

Read This Universal Credit: HMRC website experiences technical issues overnight Benjamin Jackson

Read This Jeremy Hunt expected to announce increase to National Living Wage Sophie Wills

Read This Second cost of living payment set to hit millions of bank accounts Sophie Wills

Read This Benefit claimants could get £1,500 payment if court appeal successful Sophie Wills

Homes and Gardens What help can I get if I want to buy a home? Here are 5 schemes Jon Peake

Read This Universal Credit rule change that impacts thousands explained Sophie Wills

News Eligible Burnley households to get £324 second cost of living payment Jon Peake

Read This HMRC confirms exact month £326 cost of living payment will be paid to households Isabella Boneham

Read This DWP issues scam warning to everyone due £326 cost of living payment Isabella Boneham

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

Read This Major ‘12 hour’ rule change could see Universal Credit payments stopped Hiyah Zaidi

Read This Martin Lewis says millions of benefits claimants could get free £1,200 Hiyah Zaidi

Read This Sky hikes phone prices for customers this week - how it affects you Isabella Boneham

Read This 6 money changes to be aware of in May - and how they will affect you Isabella Boneham

Read This Sky launches cut-price broadband deal for people on benefits which could save yo... Hiyah Zaidi

Read This New rates for Universal Credit as payments rise from today Claire Schofield

People Thousands of Burnley households still on legacy benefits John Deehan

Read This Vodafone, EE and BT customers face huge phone bill hike in April Isabella Boneham

Read This Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate Isabella Boneham

Read This New Child Benefit rates from next month as payments to increase Claire Schofield

Read This Four million homes missing out on £144 saving on broadband bills Hiyah Zaidi

People Citizens Advice in the Ribble Valley offers support to people struggling with hi... Faiza Afzaal

Read This Universal Credit payment dates for Easter bank holiday 2022 Claire Schofield

Council Help for Lancashire residents struggling with household bills this winter Paul Faulkner

Read This This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes Henry Sandercock

People Levelling up without social housing could escalate Burnley’s housing emergency, ... John Deehan

Read This National Living Wage to increase for millions: how much it will rise by and when Group Reporter

People Pendle young people blitzing grot spots and creating pride Dominic Collis

Read This Tory MP says living on £81k annual salary 'really grim' and calls for pay rise Chelsea Rocks

Read This Time to find a job cut from three months to four weeks under Universal Credit ch... Matt Brooks

People End of Universal Credit uplift will see more than 12,000 Burnley people worse of... John Deehan

Read This What PM will say in his conference speech - from social care to ‘levelling-up’ Group Reporter

People 'It feels like there's a storm coming' – Burnley foodbank manager fearful deman... John Deehan

Lifestyle Universal Credit - Boris Johnson urged to drop planned £20 a week cut by devolv... The Newsroom

Read This Government launches £500m support scheme to help vulnerable over winter Hiyah Zaidi

Read This Customers face £30 monthly price hike when energy suppliers go bust Isabella Boneham

People Harvest Festival 2021: Clitheroe vicar urges parishioners to panic buy food! Faiza Afzaal

Read This Marcus Rashford makes plea to MPs to keep Universal Credit uplift ‘lifeline’ Claire Schofield

People Keep Us Warm This Winter: Burney Express launches campaign calling for governmen... John Deehan

People Thousands of Burnley families already living in fuel poverty ahead of looming en... John Deehan

Read This Martin Lewis gives his advice on what customers should do as gas prices soar Isabella Boneham

Politics Tax hikes and benefit cuts will push people further into poverty and debt, says ... John Deehan

Read This 94% of local authorities in England expect to see an increase in newly unemploye... Richard Jenkins

People This community centre is helping Burnley’s vulnerable when they need it most Luke Power

Lifestyle When Universal Credit and benefits payments will be paid over August bank holida... Claire Schofield

Read This Downing street spends £90,000 on two paintings amid freezes to key workers' pay Chelsea Rocks

People More than 12,000 people in Burnley could lose "lifeline" Universal Credit boost John Deehan

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

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

Read This Everything you need to know about the Budget 2021 - Rishi Sunak's key points exp... Jenna Macfarlane